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From Film Stories to National Soft Power: Policies and Film Content of South Korea, Japan, and China

Author : Bruno Lovric

Published in: The Palgrave Handbook of Asian Cinema

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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During the past decade South Korea, Japan, and China have made significant strides in international film exports and their film industries have often been utilized as tools of cultural diplomacy. Lovric analyzes some of the most successful government policies, compares common cinematic themes in popular national films, and evaluates films’ soft-power potential in advancing diplomatic agendas. By examining the dominant cinematic narratives and offering a brief historical overview of their respective film industries, he traces the most common trends and explores how popular films shape the perception of producers’ culture abroad. The issues of soft power and its implications for the relationship between the dominant genres and the idea of a nation are discussed.

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Title: From Film Stories to National Soft Power: Policies and Film Content of South Korea, Japan, and China
Author: Bruno Lovric
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Book: The Palgrave Handbook of Asian Cinema
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-95821-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-349-95822-1

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95822-1_29

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