The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East
The appreciation of the cinema of North Africa and the Middle East has blossomed over the 1990s and 2000s with worldwide acclaim for films from such eminent directors as Abbas Kiarostami and Nuri Bilge Ceylan. This volume is a timely exploration of the vibrant films of this relatively undiscovered region of filmmaking, featuring 24 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...
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The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East contains twenty-four essays, each concerning an individual film from Morocco all the way to Iran. The volume explores not only the established film cultures of Turkey, Egypt, and Israel, but also the nascent cinemas of Palestine and Syria. 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 Cannes Palme d'Or-winning director Abbas Kiarostami, The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East unveils a diverse region of filmmaking.
\ CHOICEValuable for the way it provides the Western reader... glimpses into the society and culture of the countries treated in the films... Recommended.\ \ \ \ \ \ ChoiceValuable for the way it provides the Western reader... glimpses into the society and culture of the countries treated in the films... Recommended.\ \
