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The House of 72 Tenants: Depiction of Hongkong Cinema Within the US Movie Review
INSTRUCTIONS:
Commentaries
• Purpose: to cultivate the habits of critical reading by making arguments and providing evidence
• Content: identify an argument (not merely a topic) from a required reading (with direct quotations and page numbers) and discuss it in relation to the designated film of the day
• Focus: your ability to articulate someone else’ argument and state your interpretation of a film in relation to that argument; mere factual information or plot summary won’t count as argument
• Length: 1 double-space page or 350 words for each short paper; the portion in excess of the limit will not be graded for credit
• Grading: out of 10 points for each commentary, 3 for identification of an argument and logical transition, 3 points for film discussion focused on details, and 4 for writing (grammar, expression, coherence, style)
Required film: Chu Yuan, The House of Seventy-two Tenants(1973; 98 m) FVLDV 1219-1
Required Reading: Zhang, Pages 180-188
Lau on Michael Hui, in Fu & Desser, 158-175
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