Multicultural appeal of Pontianak films in the golden age of Singapore cinema

• Main Author: Tay, Hui Yi
• Other Authors: Michael Yeo
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Humanities::History
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165265
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Golden Age of Singapore cinema lasted from the 1950s to the 1960s. During this golden age, Singapore was dubbed the “Hollywood of Southeast Asia,” with hundreds of films released over the few decades. Horror was one of the most well-received genres of that era. One of the most successful was the...