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Informationen zum Autor Roy Armes is Professor Emeritus of Film at Middlesex University in London. His recent books include Third World Film Making and the West, Arab and African Film Making , Dictionary of North African Film Makers , and Omar Gatlato . Klappentext The book includes a dictionary of more than 135 North African filmmakers and a chronological filmography. Zusammenfassung Provides a comprehensive introduction to and resource for cinema of the "Maghreb". This book examines the political and cultural context of the films and the film industry in the post-independence era. It includes a dictionary of more than 135 North African filmmakers and a chronological filmography. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments List of Acronyms Introduction Part I. Histories 1. Beginnings in the 1960s 2. The 1970s 3. The 1980s 4. The 1990s 5. Into the Present Part II. Themes and Styles 6. An Indigenous Film Culture: El Chergui (1975) 7. History as Myth: Chronicle of the Years of Embers (1975) 8. A Fragile Masculinity: Omar Gatlato (1976) 9. Memory Is a Woman's Voice: La Nouba (1978) 10. Imag(in)ing Europe: Miss Mona (1987) 11. Defeat as Destiny: Golden Horseshoes (1989) 12. Sexuality and Gendered Space: Halfaouine (1990) 13. A Timeless World: Looking for My Wife's Husband (1993) 14. A New Future Begins: Silences of the Palace (1994) 15. A New Realism? Ali Zaoua (1999) Conclusion Appendix A. Dictionary of Feature Filmmakers Appendix B. List of Films Notes Bibliography Index
