The Other Side of Glamour

Studies the historical origins and transformation in styles and production modes of Hong Kong’s left-wing studios What does it mean to be on the “left” of the Hong Kong film industry during the Cold War era?How did the left-wing studios balance their artistic, ideological, and commercial agendas in their production and exhibition strategies?What makes a film “left-wing” or “right-wing”?How did national, colonial, and international politics intervene in the ‘making of’ the popular left-wing cinem