Western film theory is generally subdivided into classical theory and contemporary theory. Contemporary theory consists of a theoretical system, which employs psychoanalysis, ideological critique and feminism to interpret cinematic forms. It originated in the mid-sixties and flourished in the 1970s. It was first introduced to China in the early 1980s and brought in as a complete theoretical system a few years later. Peaking in the late 1980s, it should have taken up an important position …showed first 75 words of 808 total…

…showed last 75 words of 808 total…successfully applied to the Ministry of Culture, then in charge of film, for the China Film Association to run a summer session on film theory and invite American scholars to lecture. The two main criteria for the invitees were "academic expertise" Mikroulis 6 and "friendliness toward the Chinese people." Lecture topics were fixed through negotiations between the China Film Association and the American scholars. Works Cited Ke, Hu. “Contemporary Film Theory in Film.” 1995: Dangdai Dianying, (65-73).