arab cinema: history and cultural identityCombining detailed narrative history -- economic, ideological, and esthetic -- with thought-provoking analysis, this study provides extensive coverage of cinema in the Arab world. Arab Cinema traces the industry's development from colonial times to the present. It analyzes its ambiguous relationship with commercial Western cinema, and the effect of Egyptian market dominance in the region. Covering not only Egyptian but also North African, Syrian, Palestinian, Iraqi, and Lebanese cinema, it traces the influence on the medium of local and regional art forms and modes of thought, both classical and popular, and shows how indigenous and external factors have combined in a dynamic process of "cultural repackaging."Illustrated throughout with stills from the movies, and backed up by comprehensive documentation, Shafik's study breaks new ground, and will become an indispensable point of reference for all those interested in world cinema. |
Contents
Artistic Roots of Arab Cinema | 47 |
Cultural Identity and Genre | 121 |
Conclusion | 209 |
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actors adaptation Ahmed Rachedi al-arabiya al-Kassar al-sinima Alexandria Algerian Algerian cinema Arab cinema Arab countries Arab film audience Berrah Cairo Chahine's characters Cinéma algérien cinéma d'auteur classical Arabic colonial commercial coproduction critic culture Dananir discourse documentary dominated Doureid drama Egypt Egyptian cinema Egyptian film Egyptian film industry Egyptian realism European example expression Farid father feature film female film makers film organization French full-length feature genre Hasan Henebelle Henri Barakat hero Ibid images Islamic Karagöz Khairy Beshara language Layla Lebanese Lebanon literary Maghreb Mahfouz maqama melodrama Merzak Allouache modern Mohamed Malas Moroccan Morocco Muslim narration narrative national film native Nouri Bouzid Palestinian peasant political popular production protagonist representation Salah Abu Seif Samir scenes screen shadow play shot social song story structure studios symbols Syrian Tarikh Taufik Salih theater tion traditional Tunisian Uthman village visual Western women young Youssef Chahine Yusuf