The Shanghai Gesture
Many classical films noirs rely upon Orientalist elements of mise-en-scène to convey a sense of enigma or unintelligibility. This article gives a name to this visual trope, “the Shanghai gesture,” and describes how Asian objects in Hollywood cinema have come to be associated with the irrational. In ...
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Auteur principal: | Homay King |
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Langue: | EN |
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University of Edinburgh
2008
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