Cinematic Cultural Diffusion: American and Chinese Films

Abstract

The process of borrowing from one culture to another is complex and it involves cultural diffusion (the spread of one culture item from one culture to another). The focus of this paper is on the kinds of cultural diffusion and adaptation that one finds in the film industries of the United States and China. It focuses on the film Sleepless in Seattle, and highlights how portions of that film were borrowed and adapted for a new cultural audience in China by the film director Xiaolu Xue, in her film Finding Mr. Right. It is argued that culture plays a key role in what is borrowed and how it is borrowed.

Keywords

International diffusion / culture / films

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