Research Essay on Asian Cinema
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Essay question no. 8:
‘The Melancholic Charm of Tony Leung Chiu Wai’ – James Mudge. Use Mudge’s banner-branding as a departure-point for carefully analyzing how Leung’s onscreen qualities have been deployed in Andrew Lau and Alan Mak’s Infernal Affairs [2002]
in relation to Wong Kar-Wai’s Chungking Express [1994]; and/or Zhang Yimou’s Hero [2002]. Be sure to relate what you define as the actor’s ‘star-persona’ in your chosen films to how he
can be interpreted as a meaningful signifier and suggestive reflector of certain cultural and ideological trends.