The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East

by Donmez-Colin, Gonul

• ISBN13: 9781905674107
• ISBN10: 1905674104
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-15
• Publisher: Wallflower Pr

Summary

The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East contains twenty-four essays, each concerning an individual film, with a geographical scope that runs from Morocco all the way to Iran. The volume explores not just established film cultures such as those of Turkey and Israel, but also nascent cinemas such as Palestine and Syria. Some of the selected films include Cairo Station (Egypt, 1958), The Runner (Iran, 1989), Once Upon a Time, Beriut (Lebanon, 1994), Ten (Iran, 2002) and Uzak (Turkey, 2003). With a preface by the Canne Palmes d'Or-winning director Abbas Kiarostami, The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East unveils a diverse region of filmmaking of interest to all consumers of global cinema.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Ghazal Al-Banat / Candy Floss	p. 13
Bab El-Hadid / Cairo Station	p. 23
Al-Momia / The Mummy	p. 31
Umut / Hope Gonul	p. 41
Gelin / The Bride	p. 51
Tabiat-E Bijan / Still Life	p. 61
Traversees / Crossing Over	p. 71
Davandeh / The Runner	p. 81
Lo Sam Zayin / I don't Give A Damn	p. 91
Nujum Al-Nahar / Stars in Broad Daylight	p. 101
Docharkheh Savar / The Cyclist	p. 113
Bab Al-Sama Maftouh / A Door to the Sky	p. 123
Youcef ou la Legende du Septieme Dormant / Youssef or the Legend of the Seventh Sleeper	p. 135
Samt Al-Qusur / Silences of the Palace	p. 145
Kan ya ma kan Beirut / Once Upon A Time, Beirut	p. 157
Segell Ikhtifa / Chronicle of a Disappearance	p. 169
Eskiya / The Bandit	p. 181
Beyrouth al Gharbiyya / West Beirut	p. 191
Kikar Hahalomot / Circle of Dreams	p. 201
Kippur	p. 213
Muwatin, Mukhbir wa Harami / Citizen, Detective and Thief	p. 223
Ten	p. 235
Uzak / Distant	p. 247
Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs - The Iraqi Connection	p. 257
Filmography	p. 266
Bibliography	p. 273
Index	p. 287
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