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The Gender Awareness Of Stanley Kwan's Movies

Posted on:2008-06-27Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D Y ZhengFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360215496172Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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The paper discusses the gender awareness of Hong Kong director StanleyKwan's movies. In this paper, the author points out that the director's genderawareness is. neither the most male directors' male centre perspective nor feministdirectors' strategic radical view, but the idea that is transcend genders and relativeequality and humanity. Stanley Kwan always pays attention to the female's survivalsituation, focuses on charactering mental activities of women, exploring the internalrigid quality of women and making women shout their own voices. The paper willdiscuss it from four aspects. First of all, the author tries to understand Stanley Kwan'sgender awareness using analysis his growth process and personal experience.Secondly the author will explore the gender awareness in the expression of his moviescontent using analysis the female topic, narrative perspective and female image inKwan's movies. Thirdly the author will investigate the expression of film images ongender awareness using analysis the movie screen, voice and details of setting up. Atlast the author will analysis the reason Stanley Kwan's movies can success. That is hecan get the balance between commercial and artistic. Through the analysis, the paperthinks that Stanley Kwan's movies use the new examine perspective to concernfemale and this perspective reflects his unique gender awareness.
Keywords/Search Tags:Stanley Kwan's movies, gender awareness, female image
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