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Discontents of Modernity: Space, Consumption and Loss in Hong Kong New Wave and Bombay Parallel Cinema

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This comparative chapter uses the term “New Wave” as a conceptual category to refer to the film works produced by rising young directors in Hong Kong and Bollywood during the 1970s and 1980s. It focuses on the rising trend of cinematic realism in both cinemas against the backdrop of anxieties brought on by modernization and urbanization. Despite the vast institutional differences between the two cities, the cinematic expressions of popular dissatisfaction were very similar in these films.

I thank Mr. Bill Yip, Dr. Rosa Chan, Dr. Katherine Chu and Dr. Alan Cheung for their help with locating films in Hong Kong. I also thank the staff at the Hong Kong Film Archives for their efficient work.

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    Surajit Chakravarty

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Chakravarty, S. (2016). Discontents of Modernity: Space, Consumption and Loss in Hong Kong New Wave and Bombay Parallel Cinema. In: Lee, JH., Kolluri, S. (eds) Hong Kong and Bollywood. Global Cinema. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-94932-8_11

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