{"product_id":"arab-world-cinemas","title":"Arab World Cinemas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrates the variety and richness of Arabic-language cinema, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe White Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Egypt, 1933\/4) to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCasablanca Beats\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Morocco, 2021)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyses 28 films released between 1933 and 2021 including Muhammad Khan’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDreams of Hind and Camilia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1989), Moufida Tlatli’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilences of the Palace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1994) and Elia Suleiman’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivine Intervention\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2002)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedicates a short chapter to each film, looking at the content and form with analysis grounded in cinematic technique and theories drawn from interdisciplinary studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures screen-grabs, questions for discussion and suggestions for further reading in each of the short chapters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes 3 expansive and rigorous introductory essays that historicise and contextualise the cinematic traditions of Egypt, North Africa and the eastern Arab world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the exaggerated emotions of 1930s Egyptian melodrama to the cryptic allegories of late 20th-century Palestinian cinema,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eArab World Cinemas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eguides 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53112721899834,"sku":"9781474435789","price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1765\/3531\/files\/Arab-World-Cinemas-updated_1.png?v=1774969467","url":"https:\/\/shop.tiff.net\/products\/arab-world-cinemas","provider":"TIFF Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}