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In: | Asian Cinema, 20, 2009, 2, S. 244-259 |
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Intellect
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 244-259 |
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1059-440X
2049-6710 |
DOI: | 10.1386/ac.20.2.244_1 |
veröffentlicht in: | Asian Cinema |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | Intellect (CrossRef) |
<jats:p>In 2008, the release of Cape No. 7. directed by Wei De-sheng. was a national sensation. Lauded as a miracle in the history of Taiwanese cinema, the film reached the box office revenue of more than 320 million New Taiwan Dollars (approx. US$10 million) in two months after its release, topping the most expensive Asian-financed film, John Wu’s Chinese epic The Battle of Red Cliff, released in 2008, and Ang Lee’s adaptation of a short story by the iconic author, Eileen Chang, Lust Caution, in 2007. Without the extravagant promotion campaigns of Wu’s and Lee’s films, the movie with a cast of mostly amateur actors started slow but became a blockbuster by word of mouth and through the internet.</jats:p> |