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Aesthetics of Chinese Neorealism Film -- A Case Study of Xiaoshuai’s The Days
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Abstract
This study examines the field of Chinese neorealism through the lens of acclaimed director Wang Xiaoshuai. Through an in-depth examination of Wang Xiaoshuai’s filmography, the significant influence of neorealism on the development of Chinese cinema will be teased out. The article concentrates on Wang Xiaoshuai’s works The Days and seeks to elucidate the distinctive style traits and artistic techniques he used to create his works. Also, the study examines how Wang Xiaoshuai depicts reality and investigates in depth the complex relationship between individuals and society depicted in his films. Through the analysis of themes and visual styles in Wang Xiaoshuai’s neorealist works, this study intends to disclose the characteristics of sixth-generation filmmakers who reinterpret the realist tradition. This helps us better comprehend the artistic portrayal of individual lives by Chinese filmmakers during the period of accelerated social change in the Chinese film industry during the late 1990s.
Keywords
Chinese neorealism, Wang Xiaoshuai, six-generation director, The Days
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-183-4
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-184-1
- Published Date
- 07 December 2023
- Series
- Communications in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7064
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7072
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7064/20/20231302
- Copyright
- 07 December 2023
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited