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Middle Eastern Cinema

Shi'i Islam in Iranian Cinema

This is invaluable reading students and scholars of Film Studies and contemporary Iranian cinema, but also of the culture and identity of Iran more widely.

The Poetics of Iranian Cinema Aesthetics Modernity and Film After the Revolution Cover

In the wake of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Iranian society and culture underwent massive changes. The author presents a comparative analysis of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema as an offshoot of Iranian modernity, and explains its connections with the themes present in traditional Persian poetry and conventional visual arts.

From Iran to Hollywood and Some Places Inbetween Reframing Postrevolutionary Iranian Cinema Cover

Gow expands understanding of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema by examining the links between the New Iranian Cinema and emigre Iranian filmmaking, from the uncompromising German films of Sohrab Shahid Saless, to Vadim Perlman's exploration of the Iranian experience of exile in the Oscar-nominated 'House of Sand and Fog'.

Israeli Cinema

Explores the cinema as a productive site of national culture, dating back to the early Zionist films about turn-of-the-century Palestine. The author offers a deconstructionist reading of Zionism, viewing the cinema as itself participating in the 'invention' of the nation.

New Turkish Cinema Belonging Identity and Memory Cover

Examines contemporary Turkish cinema. This book explores the emergence of Turkish cinema against the backdrop of the drastic transformation of Turkey since the 1990s. It argues that this cinema, including both commercial and independent productions, persistently returns to the themes of belonging, identity and memory.

Lebanese Cinema Imagining the Civil War and Beyond Cover

Deals with Lebanese cinema and its links with politics and national identity. This book examines how Lebanon is imagined in such films as Jocelyn Saab's "Once Upon a Time, Beirut", Ghassan Salhab's "Terra Incognita", and Ziad Doueiri's "West Beirut".

Mohsen Makhmalbaf at Large The Making of a Rebel Filmmaker Cover

The name of Mohsen Makhmalbaf is almost synonymous with the dramatic rise of Iranian cinema in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution. The author draws from his friendship with Makhmalbaf, as well as his direct involvement with Makhmalbaf's films and thought, to present us the tumultuous life and spectacular career of a great filmmaker.

Iranian Cinema A Political History Cover

Post-revolutionary Iranian cinema has gained the attention of international audiences. Featuring a history of Iranian cinema, this book presents an argument that embedded within mainstream Iranian films, we find themes and characterisations which reveal the political contexts of their time which express the ideological underpinnings of a society.

Filming the Modern Middle East Politics in the Cinemas of Hollywood and the Arab World Cover

Examines Hollywood as the dominant Western interpreter of the Arab World and also views the Arab world in terms of how it perceives itself and others through its films. This book covers films made in the USA, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, showing how they represent major political issues in the Middle East.

The New Iranian Cinema Politics Representation and Identity Cover

Iranian cinema is today widely recognised not merely as a distinctive national cinema, but as one of the most innovative in the world. This text explores cinema's development in post-Revolution Iran and its place in Iranian culture.