A Study on Hong Kong Nanyang-themed Films During the Cold War

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10.2991/assehr.k.220205.018How to use a DOI?

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Hong Kong films; Nanyang-themed films; Chinese migrants; 1950s

Abstract

In terms of geographical locations, Hong Kong acts as an intermediate terminal for migrants who move from the mainland to Nanyang. In addition, due to the joint influence by British Colonies, Hong Kong has always been closely associated with Nanyang. In 1950s, there were a lot of Hong Kong films directing at Nanyang Chinese migrants. On the one hand, Hong Kong films always depend heavily on overseas Chinese market. The films about the life of Nanyang Chinese migrants reflect the real life of Nanyang migrants, thus having a broad audience foundation at home and abroad; on the other hand, in terms of narrative contents, the Nanyang narrations are actually closely associated with the international situation and social reality of Hong Kong, which implicitly and explicitly reflects Hong Kong’s new city and identity imagination after the war. In this way, not only does it realize Hong Kong’s self-subjectivity, but also it is the initiation of Hong Kong consciousness.

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AU  - Xiaoyun Li
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/15
TI  - A Study on Hong Kong Nanyang-themed Films During the Cold War
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 Conference on Art and Design: Inheritance and Innovation (ADII 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 104
EP  - 108
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220205.018
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