Taiwanese comedies under the shadow of the Chinese market

@article{Udden2018TaiwaneseCU,
  title={Taiwanese comedies under the shadow of the Chinese market},
  author={James N. Udden},
  journal={Journal of Chinese Cinemas},
  year={2018},
  volume={12},
  pages={174 - 186}
}
  • James N. Udden
  • Published 2018
  • History
  • Journal of Chinese Cinemas
    • ABSTRACT Comedy is arguably the most local of genres. Tropical Fish (1995) is a Taiwanese comedy that made no effort to disguise its local flavour, and was largely unseen outside of Taiwan. Recent Taiwanese comedies such as You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011), The Wonderful Wedding (2015) and Our Times (2015) have achieved not only success in Taiwan, but also unprecedented box office in the mainland Chinese market. Compared to Tropical Fish, all three films also seemingly tone down the local… CONTINUE READING
    View on Taylor & Francis
    cupola.gettysburg.edu

    References

    SHOWING 1-10 OF 28 REFERENCES
    The malling of the movies: Film exhibition reforms, multiplexes, and film consumption in the new millennium in urban China
    • 4
    Re-nationalizing China's film industry: case study on the China Film Group and film marketization
    • 42
    Speculators Reveal the Wholesale Distribution Business
    • 2016
    Speculators Reveal the Wholesale Distribution Business” [资深玩家揭秘批 片行业:配额少, 分账一片一议, 人脉资源比钱更重要
    • 每日经济新闻. Accessed 9 July 2017. http://www.mrjjxw.com/shtml/mrjjxw/20161021/90886.shtml.
    • 2016
    You Are the Apple of My Eye
    • 4
    Hou Hsiao-hsien’s ‘Psychological Wuxia
    • Film Receives Best Director Prize
    • 2015
    The Assasion: Hou Hsiao-hsien Hopes Millions Will See It in the Mainland.
    • 2015
    我的少女时代 (2015)
    • 2015
    Statistics for National Films in Taipei
    • Film Business Asia,
    • 2013
    A Study on the Concentration Ratio of Taiwan’s Film Market in the 1990s.
    • Communication and Management Research (傳播與管理研究)
    • 2003