African Filmmaking North and South of the Sahara

The core volume in the Traditions in World Cinema series, this book brings together a colourful and wide-ranging collection of world cinematic traditions - national, regional and global - all of which are in need of introduction, investigation and, in some cases, critical reassessment. Topics include: German expressionism, Italian neorealism, French New Wave, British new wave, Czech new wave, Danish Dogma, post-Communist cinema, Brazilian post-Cinema Novo, new Argentine cinema, pre-revolutionary African traditions, Israeli persecution films, new Iranian cinema, Hindi film songs, Chinese wenyi pian melodrama, Japanese horror, new Hollywood cinema and global found footage cinema.Features*Includes a preface by Toby Miller.*Each chapter covers a key world cinema tradition and is written by an expert in the field: Roy Armes, Nitzan Ben-Shaul, Peter Bondanella, Corey Creekmur, Adrian Danks, Peter Hames, Randal Johnson, Robert Kolker, Myrto Konstantarakos, Jay McRoy, Negar Mottahedeh, Richard Neupert, Christina Stojanova, J.P. Telotte, Stephen Teo.*Traditions are examined from a wide range of views and include historical, social, cultural and industrial perspectives. The core volume in the Traditions in World Cinema series, this book brings together a colourful and wide-ranging collection of world cinematic traditions - national, regional and global - all of which are in need of introduction, investigation and, in some cases, critical reassessment. Topics include: German expressionism, Italian neorealism, French New Wave, British new wave, Czech new wave, Danish Dogma, post-Communist cinema, Brazilian post-Cinema Novo, new Argentine cinema, pre-revolutionary African traditions, Israeli persecution films, new Iranian cinema, Hindi film songs, Chinese wenyi pian melodrama, Japanese horror, new Hollywood cinema and global found footage cinema. Key Features Includes a preface by Toby Miller. Each chapter covers a key world cinema tradition and is written by an expert in the field: Roy Armes, Nitzan Ben-Shaul, Peter Bondanella, Corey Creekmur, Adrian Danks, Peter Hames, Randal Johnson, Robert Kolker, Myrto Konstantarakos, Jay McRoy, Negar Mottahedeh, Richard Neupert, Christina Stojanova, J.P. Telotte, Stephen Teo. Traditions are examined from a wide range of views and include historical, social, cultural and industrial perspectives This Book Brings Together A Colourful And Wide-ranging Collection Of World Cinematic Traditions All Of Which Are In Need Of Introduction, Investigation And, In Some Cases, Critical Reassessment. German Expressionism / J.p. Telotte -- Italian Neorealism / Peter Bondanella -- The French New Wave / Richard Neupert -- The British New Wave / R. Barton Palmer -- The Czechoslovak New Wave / Peter Hames -- Danish Dogma / Linda Badley -- Post-communist Cinema / Christina Stojanova -- Post-cinema Novo Brazilian Cinema / Randal Johnson-- New Argentine Cinema / Myrto Konstantarakos -- Early Cinematic Traditions In Africa / Roy Armes -- Israeli Persecution Films / Nitzan Ben-shaul -- New Iranian Cinema / Negar Mottahedeh -- Popular Hindi Cinema And The Film Song / Corey Creekmur -- Chinese Melodrama / Stephen Teo -- Japanese Horror Cinema / Jay Mcroy -- The New American Cinema / Robert Kolker -- The Global Art Of Found Footage Cinema / Adrian Danks. Edited By Linda Badley, R. Barton Palmer And Steven Jay Schneider. Includes Filmographies, Bibliographical References And Index. CONTENTS......Page 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 8 LIST OF ACRONYMS......Page 9 IN MEMORY......Page 14 OPENING QUOTE......Page 15 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 1. THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE......Page 18 PART 1 CONTEXT......Page 34 2. BEGINNINGS......Page 36 3. AFRICAN INITIATIVES......Page 51 4. THE FRENCH CONNECTION......Page 68 PART II CONFRONTING REALITY......Page 80 5. LIBERATION AND POSTCOLONIAL SOCIETY......Page 82 6. INDIVIDUAL STRUGGLE......Page 102 PART III NEW IDENTITIES......Page 122 7. EXPERIMENTAL NARRATIVES......Page 124 8. EXEMPLARY TALES......Page 137 PART IV THE NEW MILLENNIUM......Page 156 9. THE POST-INDEPENDENCE GENERATION......Page 158 10. MAHAMAT SALEH HAROUN (CHAD)......Page 173 11. DANI KOUYATÉ (BURKINA FASO)......Page 182 12. RAJA AMARI (TUNISIA)......Page 191 13. FAOUZI BENSAIDI (MOROCCO)......Page 198 14. ABDERRAHMANE SISSAKO (MAURITANIA)......Page 206 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 216 INDEX......Page 230 Introducing a wide range of world cinematic movements, this core volume brings together a colourful and wide ranging collection of world cinematic traditions - national, regional and global - all of which are in need of introduction, investigation and, in some cases, critical reassessment.