Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures

William Van der Heide

Amsterdam University Press, 2002 - Performing Arts - 301 pages

This monograph departs from traditional studies of national cinema by accentuating the intercultural and intertextual links between Malaysian films and Asian (as well as European and American) film practices. Using cross-cultural analysis, the author characterizes Malaysia as a pluralist society consisting of a multiplicity of cultural identities. Malaysian film reflects this remarkable heterogeneity, particularly evident in the impact of the Indian and Hong Kong cinema.

Detailed analyses of a selection of Malaysian films highlight their cultural complexities, while noting the tension between cultural inclusivity and ethnic exclusivity at the heart of this cinema.

Contents

• II: 9
• III: 11
• V: 12
• VI: 21
• VII: 25
• IX: 27
• X: 29
• XI: 32
• XII: 36
• XIII: 38
• XIV: 39
• XV: 41
• XVI: 44
• XVII: 47
• XVIII: 51
• XIX: 54
• XX: 57
• XXII: 58
• XXIII: 60
• XXIV: 65
• XXV: 66
• XXVI: 77
• XXVII: 81
• XXVIII: 95
• XXIX: 105
• XXX: 106
• XXXI: 109
• XXXII: 116
• XXXIII: 118
• XXXIV: 119
• XXXV: 124
• XXXVI: 129
• XXXVII: 132
• XXXVIII: 133
• XXXIX: 134
• XL: 138
• XLI: 141
• XLIII: 144
• XLIV: 145
• XLV: 149
• XLVI: 150
• XLVII: 156
• XLVIII: 158
• XLIX: 159
• L: 161
• LII: 162
• LIII: 166
• LIV: 170
• LV: 176
• LVI: 183
• LVII: 191
• LVIII: 198
• LIX: 205
• LX: 212
• LXI: 218
• LXII: 225
• LXIII: 233
• LXIV: 241
• LXV: 249
• LXVI: 265
• LXVII: 271
• LXVIII: 293

About the author

William van der Heide is a lecturer in the film studies programme at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures; Amsterdam University Press - Film Culture in Transition Series; Film culture in transition
• Author: William Van der Heide
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 2002
• ISBN: 9053565809, 9789053565803
• Length: 301 pages
• Subjects: History / Asia / General; Performing Arts / Film & Video / General; Performing Arts / Film & Video / History & Criticism