The handover moment: Representing transition in Chinese Box

Lopes, Helena F. S. 2025. The handover moment: Representing transition in Chinese Box. Asian Cinema 36 (1) , pp. 3-21. 10.1386/ac_00085_1 Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This article reassesses Wayne Wang’s Chinese Box (1997) a quarter century after the film’s production with a focus on ‘transition’. It aims to ‘recover’ Chinese Box on different levels, arguing that this complex film is an important historical artefact from the handover period of Hong Kong and a clear film d’auteur to which the director’s vision is the key. In contrast with the cold critical reception of the film at the time of its release, this article posits that Chinese Box is an accomplished work of transnational cinema that, merging fiction and documentary, constitutes a powerful personal reflection on Hong Kong and its diverse communities in a time of flux.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D204 Modern History D History General and Old World > DS Asia N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
Publisher:	Intellect
ISSN:	1059-440X
Funders:	Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	24 October 2024
Date of Acceptance:	6 August 2024
Last Modified:	15 Jul 2025 09:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/171239

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