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This fascinating book begins with a new definition of the gangster film and a challenging exploration of the Hong Kong and Hollywood screen traditions. * Illuminates the way gangster films deal with the ambiguities of modern life, correcting the notion that this genre is inconsequential sensationalism * Contends that both American and Hong Kong gangster films are against-the-grain reactions to the central fable of modern democracies that promise immigrant (and other) outsiders that they can become social insiders * Clarifies crucial and fascinating differences between American and Hong Kong approaches to enjoining the discussion of immigrant histories by placing them in counterpoint with each other* Draws on a range of American films, ranging from Public Enemy and Scarface to Gangs of New York, Goodfellas, and The Godfather * Explores a number of Hong Kong's 21st century gangster films, including Andrew Lau's great trilogy, Infernal Affairs, and Election and Election 2, directed by Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To * Concludes with an exclusive interview with The Sopranos' creator, David Chase

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Book category Books in English The arts Film, TV & radio Films, cinema

• Full title: Dying to Belong
• Subtitle: Gangster Movies in Hollywood and Hong Kong
• Author: Martha P. Nochimson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 304
• EAN: 9781405163705
• ISBN: 1405163704
• ID: 04955788
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 620 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 164 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. April 2007

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