"Global connections and screen innovations converge in Hong Kong cinema. Energized by transnational images and human flows from China and Asia, Hong Kong’s commercial filmmakers and independent pioneers have actively challenged established genres and narrative conventions to create a cultural space independent of Hollywood. The circulation of Hong Kong films through art house and film festival circuits, as well as independent DVDs and ga ..."
"Infernal Affairs has received journalistic, popular and corporate notice but little vigorous critical attention. In this book, Gina Marchetti explores the way this example of Hong Kong’s cinematic eclecticism has crossed borders as a story, a commercial product and a work of art; and has had an undeniable impact on current Hong Kong cinema. Moreover, she uses this trilogy to highlight the way Hong Kong cinema continues to be inextricabl ..."
New Hong Kong Cinema Ser. Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs - the Trilogy by GinaMarchetti Published 2010 ISBN-13: 978-988-8052-03-5, ISBN: 988-8052-03-9
New Hong Kong Cinema Ser. Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs - the Trilogy by GinaMarchetti Published 2007 ISBN-13: 978-988-8053-20-9, ISBN: 988-8053-20-5
"In this book, Gina Marchetti explores the way this example of Hong Kong's cinematic eclecticism has crossed borders as a story, a commercial product and a work of art; and has had an undeniable impact on current Hong Kong cinema."