The cinema of North Africa and the Middle East / edited by Gönül Dönmez-Colin ; [preface by Abbas Kiarostami].

"Twenty-four 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 also nascent cinemas such as those of Israel, Palestine and Syria. . . . Selected films include Cairo Station (Egypt, 1958),...

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Other Authors: Dönmez-Colin, Gönül
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Wallflower Press, 2007.
Series:24 frames.
Subjects:
Motion pictures > Middle East > History.
Motion pictures > Africa, North > History.
Motion picture producers and directors > Middle East.
Motion picture producers and directors > Africa, North.
Cinéma > Afrique.
Cinéma > Moyen-Orient.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma > Afrique.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma > Moyen-Orient.
Filmkunst.
Noord-Afrika.
Midden-Oosten.
Physical Description:xii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Twenty-four 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 also nascent cinemas such as those of Israel, Palestine and Syria. . . . Selected films include Cairo Station (Egypt, 1958), Umat (Turkey, 1970), The Runner (Iran, 1989), . . . Once upon a time, Beriut (Lebanon, 1994), Chronicle of a disappearance (Palestine, 1996), Circle of dreams (Israel, 2000), Ten (Iran, 2002) and Uzak (Turkey, 2003)."--P. 4 of cover.
Call Number:PN1993.5.M638 C56 2007
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-286) and index.
ISBN:9781905674114
1905674112
9781905674107 (pbk.)
1905674104 (pbk.)