Through an examination of representative films from the director's Hong Kong and American periods, Michael Bliss demonstrates that Woo should be regarded as a predominantly religious director, in whose films action is the vehicle by virtue of which a concern with spirituality is dramatized. Contains a chapter on Chinese opera tradition as relates to Woo's films, an exclusive interview with John Woo, and a complete filmography.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 1 The Grand Nature of Chinese Opera
Chapter 4 2 Bearing with Violence
Chapter 5 3 Kept Promises
Chapter 6 4 A Study in Vision
Chapter 7 5 Growing Up Criminal
Chapter 8 6 Shaken and Stirred
Chapter 9 7 An American Trio
Chapter 10 8 Simply Impossible
Chapter 11 Appendix
Chapter 12 Filmography
Chapter 13 Index
Chapter 14 About the Author
