Above ground or under ground: the emergence and transformation of "Sixth Generation" film-makers in mainland China

• Main Author: Liu, Wu
• Other Authors: Iles, Timothy
• Language: English; en
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Chinese Film; Sixth Generation; UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Communication and the Arts::Motion pictures
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/894

This thesis redefines the Sixth Generation of Chinese film by examining the characteristics of some young directors’ films from the perspective of theme, form and production mode, essentially, from the perspective of the relationship between these directors and their times. I suggest that the most important condition in the construction of the concept of the Sixth Generation and the Sixth Generation film is the ideological rebellion against the government after the events of 1989. I hold the opinion that the Sixth Generation has adopted a more commercial outlook after the end of the 1990s, and explore reasons of this change from the perspectives of economy, culture and individual existence.