Once a Hero: The Vanishing Hong Kong Cinema

By Perry Lam

In Once A Hero, his latest collection of essays, Lam describes the decline of Hong Kong cinema since 1997 and gives an eyewitness account of its attempt to reinvent itself. He examines successes and failures of its famous auteurs; spotlights talented newcomers; and, with the future of Hong Kong cinema now bound up with the mainland, discusses the works of major Chinese filmmakers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9881500516
• ISBN13: 9789881500519
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 7.0"