- 250 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
From the exaggerated emotions of 1930s Egyptian melodrama to the cryptic allegories of late 20th-century Palestinian cinema, Arab World Cinemas guides you through 28 Arabic-language feature films released between 1933 and 2021, including Muhammad Khan's 'Dreams of Hind and Camilia' (1989), Moufida Tlatli's 'Silences of the Palace' (1994) and Elia Suleiman's 'Divine Intervention' (2002). Written specially for students, the book is split into 3 parts: Egypt, North Africa and the eastern Arab world. Each part begins with an introductory essay that highlights the aesthetic and socio-historical trends and currents in the cinematic traditions particular to that region. Marlé Hammond then dedicates individual chapters to a group of films from the highlighted region, interpreting their form and content through the lenses of cinematic technique and concepts drawn from various disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Transliteration and Filmic Citation
- Preface
- Part 1 Egypt
- Part 2 North Africa: The Maghrib and Beyond
- Part 3 The Eastern Arab World
- Bibliography
- Materials from the New York State Archives Motion Picture Scripts Collection
- Index