Prior to the appearance of the new wave, as with the films in mainland China and Taiwan, Hong Kong films were deeply influenced by the traditional Chinese feature films based in Shanghai that had been prevalent since the Second World War. ... However, this new wave did not last long. ... In fact, there were a number of new directors making their debuts in 1988, all of which exhibited a refreshing new approach in the handling of both subject matter and style (Li, 1994, p.177). Due to their strong impact on the Hong Kong film industry and with obvious similarities to the new wave of the early 19...

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In an age of female protagonists-like in Disney's newest animated musical feature Frozen-and even male objectification-like the trailer for the new feature Magic Mike XXL-there may be hope that contemporary narrative cinema has found a way to free itself from phallocentricism and objectification of its female characters. ... She subtly bemoans these tendencies and offers hopes to "[transcend] outworn or oppressive forms, or [dare] to break with normal pleasurable expectations in order to conceive a new language of desire....

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