Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs - The Trilogy (New Hong Kong Cinema Series)

Infernal Affairs has received journalistic, popular and corporate notice but little vigorous critical attention. In this book, Gina Marchetti explores the way this example of Hong Kong's cinematic eclecticism have crossed borders as a story, a commercial product and a work of art; and has had an undeniable impact on current Hong Kong cinema. Moreover she uses this film to highlight the way Hong Kong cinema continues to be inextricably intertwined with global film culture and the transnational movie market. Infernal Affairs Has Received Journalistic, Popular And Corporate Notice But Little Vigorous Critical Attention. In This Book, Gina Marchetti Explores The Way This Example Of Hong Kong's Cinematic Eclecticism Has Crossed Borders As A Story, A Commercial Product And A Work Of Art; And Has Had An Undeniable Impact On Current Hong Kong Cinema. Moreover, She Uses This Trilogy To Highlight The Way Hong Kong Cinema Continues To Be Inextricably Intertwined With Global Film Culture And The Transnational Movie Market--pub. Website. New Wave The Generic Abyss -- Forgotten Times : Music, Memory, Time, And Space -- Allegories Of Hell : Moral Tales And National Shadows -- Postmodern Allegory : The Global Economy And New Technologies -- Identity As Static : Surveillance, Psychoanalysis, And Performance -- Thieves And Pirates : Beyond Auteur Cinema -- Plot Summaries -- Interview With Andrew Lau And Alan Mak. Gina Marchetti. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 485-202) And Filmography. Infernal Affairs has received journalistic, popular and corporate notice but little vigorous critical attention. In this book, Gina Marchetti explores the way this example of Hong Kong's cinematic eclecticism has crossed borders as a story, a commercial product and a work of art; and has had an undeniable impact on current Hong Kong cinema. Moreover, she uses this trilogy to highlight the way Hong Kong cinema continues to be inextricably intertwined with global film culture and the transnational movie market. Infernal Affairs served as the source for the Academy Award-winning film The Departed (2006). The Martin Scorsese-directed film won Oscars for best motion picture, director, adapted screenplay and film editing. This is the first time that an American film based on a Hong Kong production swept the Academy Awards by winning four top prizes. Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs - The Trilogy......Page 4 Copyright ......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Series Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 12 1. Introduction: The New Wave and the Generic Abyss......Page 14 2. Forgotten Times: Music, Memory, Time, and Space......Page 22 3. Allegories of Hell: Moral Tales and National Shadows......Page 64 4. Postmodern Allegory: The Global Economy and New Technologies......Page 110 5. Identity as Static: Surveillance, Psychoanalysis, and Performance......Page 130 6. Thieves and Pirates: Beyond “Auteur” Cinema......Page 168 Appendix 1: Plot Summaries......Page 182 Appendix 2: Interview with Andrew Lau and Alan Mak......Page 190 Notes......Page 198 Credits......Page 216