A pioneering study of the startlingly original films by Chinese filmmakers of the 1980s, such as
Judou
,
Raise the Red Lantern
, and
Farewell My Concubine
. These films bring into vivid relief changes in Chinese society over several decades, drawing on interviews with directors including Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang.
Paul Clark's
Chinese Cinema: Culture and Politics since 1949
was a groundbreaking book, and in
Reinventing China
, Clark continues his exploration of the changes in Chinese society and culture since the 1960s.