New Voices in Arab Cinema

Roy Armes is Professor Emeritus of Film at Middlesex University. He has published widely on world cinema and is author of Dictionary of African Filmmakers (IUP, 2008).

Sommario

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction



1. Characteristics of the New Cinema

2. The Filmmakers

The New Importance of Women Filmmakers

Questions of Identity

Training

Funding

A Cosmopolitan Generation

3. Documentary

Palestine

Lebanon

Egypt and The Maghreb

Iraq

Syria

4. Feature Filmmaking

Algeria

Morocco

Tunisia

Egypt

Lebanon

Palestine

Iraq

Syria

The Gulf

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Info autore

Roy Armes

Riassunto

Focuses on contemporary filmmaking since the 1980s, but also considers the longer history of Arab cinema. This book offers both a coherent, historical overview and an in-depth critical analysis of Arab filmmaking.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Roy Armes, Armes Roy
• Editore: Indiana University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.01.2015
• EAN: 9780253015228
• ISBN: 978-0-253-01522-8
• Pagine: 346
• Serie: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto