Realism & Lyric

Hong Kong film has always been full of vitality.It not only can take in the foreign elements, but also can blend them into the local folk, and form the unique culture in the international film circle.This book sets about from 23 monographs, focuses on Hong Kong films from 1950s to 1970s, and observes the development vein from ethic and romance to the mental exploration, from traditional realism to modern lyrics; Meanwhile, in reviewing the literary works of the excellent film makers, including Wu Hui, Cheng Gang, Li Tie, Li Chengfeng, Zuo Ji, Chu Yuan, Tang Shuxuan and Chen Yunwen, and discuss literary space and human scenery created by them for Hong Kong films in these thirty years.The author does not idealize all old things with nostalgic attitude, but hopes to proceed from data, clear up the misunderstandings accumulated due to some conventional prejudices in the past or lack of discuss with more concrete method, and draw the uniqueness of Hong Kong films half century ago, so as to highlight the studious efforts by many generations of film makers for building the local culture, and studious the sincere respect to their incessant creation for many years.