ABSTRACT
Chapters 4, 5 and 6 will focus on Hong Kong films in relation to the concept of national cinema. They discuss the extent to which Hong Kong films contribute to the understanding of the British colony as a nation, but argue that in terms of both political and cinematic contexts, the outcome has been more the construction of a ‘quasi-nation’ than a ‘nation’. I approach Hong Kong films from two perspectives. From a broad perspective, this chapter studies Hong Kong films as a collection of cultural products that display a specific cultural character in the world of national cinemas. Chapters 5 and 6 offer more specific and detailed analyses of films that represent Hong Kong’s geopolitical cultural identity of a quasination.
