Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film
Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film

Author: Oliver Leaman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-12-16

Total Pages: 956

ISBN-13: 1134662513

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The Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film is a unique, one volume work which illuminates a fascinating variety of cinema which is little known outside its own area. The Encyclopedia is divided into nine chapters, each written by a leading scholar in the field. Each chapter covers the history and major issues of film within that area, as well as providing bibliographies of the leading films, directors and actors. The areas covered are: Central Asia, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, The Magreb, Palestine, Turkey. This Encyclopedia will be an invaluable reference tool for students and scholars of Film and Media Studies. It contains more than 60 black and white photographs of featured films, includes references and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, and the volume concludes with comprehensive name, film and general indexes.

Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film
Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film

Author: Oliver Leaman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-12-16

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 1134662521

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This unique volume illuminates a fascinating area of cinema. Each chapter covers the history and major issues of film within that area, as well as providing bibliographies of the leading films, directors and actors.

The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East
The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East

Author: Gönül Dönmez-Colin

Publisher: Wallflower Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781905674107

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"Twenty-four essays on individual selected films, many by scholars and writers based in the region. It explores established film cultures such as those of Turkey and Iran, and also nascent cinemas such as those of Israel, Palestine and Syria. ... Selected films include Cairo Station (Egypt, 1958), Umat (Turkey, 1970), The Runner (Iran, 1989) ... Once upon a time, Beriut (Lebanon, 1994), Chronicle of a disappearance (Palestine, 1996), Circle of dreams (Israel, 2000), Ten (Iran, 2002) and Uzak (Turkey, 2003)."--Page 4 of cover.

Film in the Middle East and North Africa
Film in the Middle East and North Africa

Author: Josef Gugler

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2011-01-15

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 029272327X

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*A timely window on the world of Middle Eastern cinema, this remarkable overview includes many essays that provide the first scholarly analysis of significant works by key filmmakers in the region.

Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema
Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema

Author: Terri Ginsberg

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 705

ISBN-13: 1538139057

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To a substantial degree cinema has served to define the perceived character of the peoples and nations of the Middle East. This book covers the production and exhibition of the cinema of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabi, Yemen, Kuwait, and Bahrain, as well as the non-Arab states of Turkey and Iran, and the Jewish state of Israel. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on individual films, filmmakers, actors, significant historical figures, events, and concepts, and the countries themselves. It also covers the range of cinematic modes from documentary to fiction, representational to animation, generic to experimental, mainstream to avant-garde, and entertainment to propaganda. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Middle Eastern cinema.

Hollywood Films in North Africa and the Middle East
Hollywood Films in North Africa and the Middle East

Author: Nolwenn Mingant

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2022-05-01

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1438488564

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Drawing on a broad range of primary sources, from trade and government publications to interviews, Hollywood Films in North Africa and the Middle East traces the circulation of Hollywood films across the region from the early twentieth century to the present. Originally introduced by French distributors, Hollywood films have been a key component of film culture in North Africa and the Middle East. These films became a favored mode of entertainment during the first half of the century as the major US film studios built a strong distribution structure. After World War II, the changing geopolitical context of decolonization pushed US distributors out of the market. Hollywood films, however, have continued to be favored by audiences. Today, in a landscape that also includes Egyptian and Indian films, Hollywood remains a relevant force in the region’s film culture, experienced by audiences in myriad ways from the pirate markets of North Africa to state-of-the-art theatres in the United Arab Emirates.

African Filmmaking
African Filmmaking

Author: Roy Armes

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780253348531

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A critique of filmmaking in the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa by noted film scholar Roy Ames

The Shi'i World
The Shi'i World

Author: Farhad Daftary

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-09-25

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 085772763X

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I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies The world's 200 million Shi'i Muslims express their faith in a multiplicity of ways, united by reverence for the ahl al-bayt, the family of the Prophet. In embracing a pluralistic ethic, fourteen centuries of Shi'i Islam have given rise to diverse traditions and practices across varied geographic and cultural landscapes. The Shi'i World is a comprehensive work authored by leading scholars from assorted disciplines, to provide a better understanding of how Shi'i communities view themselves and articulate their teachings. The topics range from Shi'i Islam's historical and conceptual foundations, formative figures and intellectual, legal and moral traditions, to its devotional practices, art and architecture, literature, music and cinema, as well as expressions and experiences of modernity. The book thus provides a panoramic perspective of the richly textured narratives that have shaped the social and moral universe of Shi'i Muslims around the globe.This fourth volume in the Muslim Heritage Series will appeal to specialists and general readers alike, as a timely resource on the prevailing complexities not only of the 'Muslim world', but also of the dynamic Shi'i diasporas of Europe and North America.

The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema
The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema

Author: Malek Khouri

Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9789774163548

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In a major addition to the academic library on the cinema of Youssef Chahine and on Arab and Egyptian cinema in general, Malek Khouri here presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date study on Chahine's work to appear since his death in 2008. The methodological approach of the book, and more precisely the discussion of the theme of Arab national unity from a post-colonial point of view, emphasizes the ideological underpinnings of this Egyptian director's themes as well as his esthetics. The author focuses on the interaction between Chahine's personal and political preoccupations, his eclectic cinematic style, and his devotion to connecting with a wide audience of filmgoers. The Arab National Project in Youssef Chahine's Cinema is an important contribution to original scholarship in the fields of cultural studies, sociology of film, and history of cinema, and will be of great interest to scholars, students, and cinema lovers all over the world.