The Development and Aesthetic Pursuit of Opera Films in this Century (2000-2015)
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Keywords

Development
Opera films
Creation situation

DOI

10.26689/jcer.v5i5.2152

Submitted : 2021-05-01
Accepted : 2021-05-16
Published : 2021-05-31

Abstract

This paper examined the development of opera films in regard to cultural traditions and modernization, the evolution and analysis of new aesthetic concepts, the cultural reasons for continuous development and the expansion of communication channels. Based on these analyses, this paper concluded with the call for China to continuously improve and develop of the Chinese opera films in the hope for a new “golden age.”

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