MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION
1. Student's full name:Le Thi Thanh Loan
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: November 12, 1980
4. Place of birth: Phu Tho
5. Student recognition decision No. 2415/2015/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated October 13, 2015 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in training process: No
7. Thesis topic name:Director Lau Diep's style from the perspective of author theory (Through three works: Suzhou River, Summer Palace, and Fucheng Mesmerizing)
8. Major: Theory, History and Criticism of Film and Television Code: 60.21.02.31
9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Hoang Cam Giang, Head of Department of Art Studies, Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of thesis results:
“The concept of the author is an important moment in the process of individualization in the history of thought, knowledge, literature, as well as in the history of philosophy and science.” The birth of the author theory affirmed the central creative role of the director. Through the film, the director expressed his views, perspectives, and feelings about the problems of multifaceted life.
Examining Chinese cinema from the perspective of the author's style, specifically a director with personality like Lou Ye, we can partly see the general elements of the inevitable shift in the history of cinema and discover the unique features and beauty of an indigenous culture.
Studying the works of this filmmaker from the perspective of author theory to find similarities in style is a necessary and timely research direction to identify and affirm the creative efforts of the artist in creating innovations, exploring both content and technique to shape a unique style that is not confused with other filmmakers. Lou Ye, as a director of the sixth generation of China, has enriched the country's cinema with a new and impressive color such as the presence of a micro-history - a small individual along with the cinema of big stories, of "grand narratives". The "minor cinema" that Lou Ye chose is a dialogue with the mainstream cinema trend, which is a film genre that lies outside the categories and conventional systems of genres and styles available. It is in opposition to the majority, to orthodoxy and to the tradition full of majestic but fixed, rigid and very heavy canons. “nothing essential or revolutionary except the minor/secondary”; “hating all the languages of the masters”, “being a foreigner in one's own language”
11. Practical application:
The thesis serves as a reference for students studying literature and cinema, and interdisciplinary subjects such as author theory, poetics, psychology, narratology, etc.
12. Further research directions:
The styles of some contemporary independent directors in the world, the author theory in the postmodern context, the discourse of personal identity in Lou Ye's films or the personal narrative on historical themes in Lou Ye's films.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
The article “Jules and Jim” – a gentle break with the French “tradition of quality” was published in the Journal of Theatre and Cinema Studies, No. 14/2007, pp. 44 – 50.
The article Lau Diep – the style of the “rebellious person” was published in the Journal of Theatre and Cinema Studies, No. 15/2007, pp. 62 – 70.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Le Thi Thanh Loan 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: November 12, 1980 4. Place of birth: Phu Tho
5. Admission decision number: 2415/2015/QD-XHNV-SDH, Dated 13 rd October 2015, by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in academic process: None
7. Official thesis title: Lou Ye's style from the auteur theory perspective (Through three films: Suzhou River, Summer Palace, Mystery)
8. Major: Film and Television theory and criticism Code: 60.21.02.31
9. Supervisors: Dr. Hoang Cam Giang, Head of the Department of Arts, Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
“Nevertheless, as a privileged moment of individualization in the history of ideas, knowledge, and literature, or in the history of philosophy and science, the question of the author demands a more direct response.” The birth of the auteur theory has maintained the major creative force of the director. The director has expressed his point-of-views, his feeling about the multi-faceted life through his films.
Considering Chinese cinema from auteur theory perspective, Lou Ye – a personal filmmaker in particular, we can see partly the overview, the indispensible switch in history of cinema, to discover the specialty, the beauty of a local culture.
This auteur study of Lou's style in which find similarities in style, is a necessary and timely research direction to identify and maintain creative efforts of the artist in innovation, exploring both the content and the technology shaping a style separates from other filmmakers. Lou as a director of China's Sixth Generation filmmakers has enriched his own country's cinema with a new color, impressive as the existence of a micro-history - tiny individual with the cinema of the big stories, the “great narrative”. The minor cinema that Lou has chosen is the dialogue with the mainstream cinema, which is the line that falls outside the categories and systems of classic genre and style. It is in opposition to the majority, with various magnificent patterns but stable, rigid and severe traditions. “There is nothing that is major or revolutionary except the minor. To hate all languages of masters [...] To be sort of foreigners within his own language.”
11. Practical applicability, if any:
The thesis are materials for students studying literature and cinema, and interdisciplinary subjects such as auteur theory, poeticology, psychology, narratology,...
12. Further research directions, if any:
Style of some independent contemporary filmmakers around the globe, auteur theory in a postmodern context, Lou's personal identity discourse or Lou's personal narrative about history.
13. Thesis-related publications:
Article “Jules an Jim” – a sweet farewell to the French “tradition of quality” printed in The Journal of Theater and Film Studies, No. 14/2007, pg. 44 – 50.
Article Lou Ye – style of “an unequivocal” printed in The Journal of Theater and Film Studies, No. 15/2017, pg. 62 – 70.
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