Arab World Cinemas: A Reader and Guide

By:

Marlé Hammond

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2024Description: 229 p., ill., 23 cmISBN:

9781474435789

Subject(s):

Contents:

Part 1:Egypt--Part 2:North Africa:The Maghrib and Beyond--Part 3:The Eastern Arab World

Summary: "From the exaggerated emotions of 1930s Egyptian melodrama to the cryptic allegories of late 20th-century Palestinian cinema, Arab World Cinemas guides you through 28 Arabic-language feature films. Written specially for students, the book is split into 3 parts: Egypt, North Africa and the eastern Arab world. Each part begins with an introductory essay that highlights the aesthetic and socio-historical trends and currents in the cinematic traditions particular to that region. Marlé Hammond then dedicates individual chapters to a group of films from the highlighted region, interpreting their form and content through the lenses of cinematic technique and concepts drawn from various disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences."--Provided by publisher.

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Part 1:Egypt--Part 2:North Africa:The Maghrib and Beyond--Part 3:The Eastern Arab World

"From the exaggerated emotions of 1930s Egyptian melodrama to the cryptic allegories of late 20th-century Palestinian cinema, Arab World Cinemas guides you through 28 Arabic-language feature films. Written specially for students, the book is split into 3 parts: Egypt, North Africa and the eastern Arab world. Each part begins with an introductory essay that highlights the aesthetic and socio-historical trends and currents in the cinematic traditions particular to that region. Marlé Hammond then dedicates individual chapters to a group of films from the highlighted region, interpreting their form and content through the lenses of cinematic technique and concepts drawn from various disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences."--Provided by publisher.

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