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More Sex, Better Zen, Faster Bullets

- The Encyclopedia of Hong Kong Film

About More Sex, Better Zen, Faster Bullets

Hong Kong films tore up kung fu stereotypes in the 1980s/90s. This is the definitive book on stunt hazards, pistol ballets, snarky gangsters and toothsome molls, hopping vampires, and Hong Kong noir. Start with John, Jacky and Michelle - evolve to Johnnie To, Ringo Lam, the fantastic world of Tsui Hark, and the auteurdrome of Wong Kar-wai. How and why did films from Hong Kong - a British Crown Colony and mapspeck - become so popular? More Sex, Better Zen, Faster Bullets explicates, amplifies, and just plain rips across genres and filmmakers in one of the world''s most storied film industries.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781909394643
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 34
  • Published:
  • June 10, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 191x235x25 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 750 g.
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Description of More Sex, Better Zen, Faster Bullets

Hong Kong films tore up kung fu stereotypes in the 1980s/90s. This is the definitive book on stunt hazards, pistol ballets, snarky gangsters and toothsome molls, hopping vampires, and Hong Kong noir. Start with John, Jacky and Michelle - evolve to Johnnie To, Ringo Lam, the fantastic world of Tsui Hark, and the auteurdrome of Wong Kar-wai. How and why did films from Hong Kong - a British Crown Colony and mapspeck - become so popular? More Sex, Better Zen, Faster Bullets explicates, amplifies, and just plain rips across genres and filmmakers in one of the world''s most storied film industries.

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