Ten Arab Filmmakers : Political Dissent and Social Critique

Ten Arab Filmmakers Provides An Up-to-date Overview Of The Best Of Arab Cinema, Offering Studies Of Leading Directors And In-depth Analyses Of Their Most Important Films. The Filmmakers Profiled Here Represent Principal National Cinemas Of The Arab World--algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, And Syria. Although They Have Produced Many Of The Region's Most-renowned Films And Gained Recognition At Major International Festivals, With Few Exceptions These Filmmakers Have Received Little Critical Attention. All Ten Share A Concern With Giving Image And Voice To People Struggling Against Authoritarian Regimes, Patriarchal Traditions, Or Religious Fundamentalism--theirs Is A Cinéma Engagé. The Featured Directors Are Daoud Abd El-sayed, Merzak Allouache, Nabil Ayouch, Youssef Chahine, Mohamed Chouikh, Michel Khleifi, Nabil Maleh, Yousry Nasrallah, Jocelyne Saab, And Elia Suleiman. Introduction: Auteur Directors, Political Dissent, And Cultural Critique / Josef Gugler -- Nabil Maleh: Syria's Leopard (syria) / Christa Salamandra -- Jocelyne Saab: A Lifetime Journey In Search Of Freedom And Beauty (lebanon) / Dalia Said Mostafa -- Michel Khleifi: Filmmaker Of Memory (palestine) / Tim Kennedy -- Elia Suleiman: Narrating Negative Space (palestine) / Refqa Abu-remaileh -- Youssef Chahine: Devouring Mimicries Or Juggling With Self And Other (egypt) / Viola Shafik -- Daoud Abd El-sayed: Parody And Borderline Existence (egypt) / Viola Shafik -- Yousry Nasrallah: The Pursuit Of Autonomy In The Arab And European Film Markets (egypt) / Benjamin Geer -- Mohamed Chouikh: From Anticolonial Commemoration To A Cinema Of Contestation (algeria) / Guy Austin -- Merzak Allouache: (self-)censorship, Social Critique, And The Limits Of Political Engagement In Contemporary Algerian Cinema (algeria) / Will Higbee -- Nabil Ayouch: Transgression, Identity, And Difference (morocco) / Jonathan Smolin. Edited By Josef Gugler. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes Filmography. "Ten Arab Filmmakers provides an up-to-date overview of the best of Arab cinema, offering studies of leading directors and in-depth analyses of their most important films. The filmmakers profiled here represent principal national cinemas of the Arab world--Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Syria. Although they have produced many of the region's most-renowned films and gained recognition at major international festivals, with few exceptions these filmmakers have received little critical attention. All ten share a concern with giving image and voice to people struggling against authoritarian regimes, patriarchal traditions, or religious fundamentalism--theirs is a cinéma engagé. The featured directors are Daoud Abd El-Sayed, Merzak Allouache, Nabil Ayouch, Youssef Chahine, Mohamed Chouikh, Michel Khleifi, Nabil Maleh, Yousry Nasrallah, Jocelyne Saab, and Elia Suleiman."--Résumé de l'éditeur