This, the first book-length study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai, provides an overview of his career and in-depth analyses of his seven feature films to date. The study also takes an intriguing look at Wong's commercials for the likes of Motorola, BMW, and Lacoste and at his music vide for DJ Shadow. Stephen Teo probes Wong's cinematic and literary influences - from Ma...(展开全部)

This, the first book-length study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai, provides an overview of his career and in-depth analyses of his seven feature films to date. The study also takes an intriguing look at Wong's commercials for the likes of Motorola, BMW, and Lacoste and at his music video for DJ Shadow. Stephen Teo probes Wong's cinematic and literary influences--from Ma...(展开全部)

This, the first book-length study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai, provides an overview of his career and in-depth analyses of his seven feature films to date. The study also takes an intriguing look at Wong's commercials for the likes of Motorola, BMW, and Lacoste and at his music vide for DJ Shadow. Stephen Teo probes Wong's cinematic and literary influences - from Ma...(展开全部)

This, the first book-length study of Hong Kong cult director Wong Kar-wai, provides an overview of his career and in-depth analyses of his seven feature films to date. The study also takes an intriguing look at Wong's commercials for the likes of Motorola, BMW, and Lacoste and at his music video for DJ Shadow. Stephen Teo probes Wong's cinematic and literary influences--from Ma...(展开全部)

The widely acclaimed films of Wong Kar-wai are characterized by their sumptuous yet complex visual and sonic style. This study of Wong’s filmmaking techniques uses a poetics approach to examine how form, music, narration, characterization, genre, and other artistic elements work together to produce certain effects on audiences. Bettinson argues that Wong’s films are permeated b...(展开全部)

以詩般的小說語言透視伊斯蘭世界旅居德國法蘭克福多年後，詩人「卡」決心回到土耳其小鎮凱爾斯。一來，是因為聽聞此地發生多起少女自殺事件；二來，是想與少年時的戀人伊珮珂重逢。位居邊境的凱爾斯已不是往昔的純樸小鎮，貧富、種族、政治等衝突在此上演。詩人拜訪鎮上官員、與充滿理想抱負的學生會面、接觸左派劇團分子等人，以期了解少女自殺的真相，同時想說服伊珮珂與他同返德國。然而，突來的大雪封住小鎮與外界的聯絡管道。這個在一夜之間與世隔絕的邊城，上演了一場緊張激烈的直播劇，改變了小鎮裡每個人的命運…… 在這本小說中，帕慕克藉由詩人之眼，探討了孤寂與創作的連結、宗教與文學的意義，闡述自身對伊斯蘭文化與西方衝擊等議題的觀察。在眾多角色時而對立時而交錯的對話中，帕慕克為我們開啟了一扇理解伊斯蘭文化的窗口。

以詩般的小說語言透視伊斯蘭世界旅居德國法蘭克福多年後，詩人「卡」決心回到土耳其小鎮凱爾斯。一來，是因為聽聞此地發生多起少女自殺事件；二來，是想與少年時的戀人伊珮珂重逢。位居邊境的凱爾斯已不是往昔的純樸小鎮，貧富、種族、政治等衝突在此上演。詩人拜訪鎮上官員、與充滿理想抱負的學生會面、接觸左派劇團分子等人，以期了解少女自殺的真相，同時想說服伊珮珂與他同返德國。然而，突來的大雪封住小鎮與外界的聯絡管道。這個在一夜之間與世隔絕的邊城，上演了一場緊張激烈的直播劇，改變了小鎮裡每個人的命運…… 在這本小說中，帕慕克藉由詩人之眼，探討了孤寂與創作的連結、宗教與文學的意義，闡述自身對伊斯蘭文化與西方衝擊等議題的觀察。在眾多角色時而對立時而交錯的對話中，帕慕克為我們開啟了一扇理解伊斯蘭文化的窗口。

The spell of rain, gulls, a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and the peace of a Maine island as a family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant, evocative pictures.

The spell of rain, gulls, a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and the peace of a Maine island as a family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant, evocative pictures. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

The spell of rain, gulls, a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and the peace of a Maine island as a family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant, evocative pictures.