Arab cinema : history and cultural identity
 Author: Shafik, Viola, 1961-
 Format: Book
 Published: Cairo, Egypt : American University in Cairo Press, c1998.
 Language: English
 Summary:
In this update of the 1998 edition, a freelance film scholar (Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class, and Nation, 2007)/ filmmaker (the award-winning documentary short The Lemon Tree, 1993) traces the history and themes of Arab cinema. Recent trends that Shafik discusses include the rising: number of countries involved in full-length feature film production, use of digit... (see more)

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Titles
  • Uniform Title: Arabische Film. English
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Item Description
  • 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • ISBN: 9774244753
  • OCLC Number: 40902699
Notes
  • "Dar el Kutub no. 1916/98"--T.p. verso.
  • "This is a revised and expanded version of Der Arabische Film : Geschichte und kuturelle Identität, published by Aisthesis Verlag Bielefeld, 1996"--T.p. verso.
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-243) and indexes.
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Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Names, Titles, Dates, and Credits
  • Introduction
  • 1. The History of Arab Cinema Encounter with a new medium
  • Production during the colonial period
  • Cinema and resistance
  • National film making and the state
  • Education and know-how
  • Hollywood or socialism
  • The crisis of the public sector;Censorship
  • Cinema artisanal and coproduction
  • Diversification in the satellite era
  • 2. Artistic Roots of Arab Cinema Image and symbolic arrangement
  • The theater
  • Language and the art of narration
  • Music
  • 3. Cultural Identity and Genre The literary adaptation
  • La dame aux camellias: an example of cultural repackaging
  • Realism
  • History in Cinema
  • Cinema d'auteur
  • 4. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Titles
  • Index of Names
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Title Summary
In this update of the 1998 edition, a freelance film scholar (Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class, and Nation, 2007)/ filmmaker (the award-winning documentary short The Lemon Tree, 1993) traces the history and themes of Arab cinema. Recent trends that Shafik discusses include the rising: number of countries involved in full-length feature film production, use of digital video technology, dependence on Western funding, and melding of popular and auteur films to represent social and political realities. Movie stills span Layla the Bedouin (Bahiga Hafiz, 1937) to One Minute of Sun Less (Nabil Ayouch, 2002). Distributed in the US by International Publishers Marketing (IPM). Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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