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Shafik, Viola, 1961-

Arab cinema : history and cultural identity / Viola Shafik. - Revised and updated edition. - vi, 423 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Previous edition: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

IntroductionTheoretical basisCulture and identity1. The History of Arab CinemaEncounter with a new mediumProduction during the colonial periodCinema and resistanceNational film making and the stateEducation and know-howHollywood or socialismThe crisis of the public sectorCensorshipCinema artisanal and coproductionDiversification in the satellite era2. Artistic Roots of Arab CinemaImage and symbolic arrangementThe theaterLanguage and the art of narrationMusic3. Cultural Identity and GenreThe literary adaptationRealismHistory in cinemaCinema d'auteur4. Conclusion5. Arab Cinema Today: A PostscriptThis postscriptArab filmmaking: old and newCinema in the Maghreb restructuredNew media and 'independent' cinemaLebanese film: war and antiheroismPalestine: the cost of resistanceIraq: deconstructing the nation?Syrian film: art or paralysis?Tunisia: the dogma of female liberationReconnecting to the popularNotesBibliographyIndex of TitlesIndex of Names

A perennially popular text, now revised and updated.

ISBN: 9789774166907 (pbk.) 9774166906 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2017288101

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB5G0211 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Motion pictures--History.--Arab countries
Cine--Historia y crítica--Países árabes
Cine árabe
Arabs in motion pictures.
Arabes en el cine

LC Class. No.: PN 1993.5 / S525a 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4309174927