Hao Wang

Diamond Language and Poetics of Sound: Xu Chi’s Imagination of Cosmopolitan Cinema in Wartime Chongqing

Abstract This article examines the concept of “diamond language” in wartime Chinese cinema in Chongqing, with a particular focus on the works of film theorist Xu Chi, including “The Limits of Cinema” and “The Language Issue in Cinema.” Xu’s theory, developed in the context of wartime Chongqing, seeks to reconcile the t...