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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300006903321

Autore

Alkassim Samirah

Titolo

The Cinema of Muhammad Malas : Visions of a Syrian Auteur / / by Samirah Alkassim, Nezar Andary

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-76813-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Arab Cinema

Disciplina

791.43095691

Soggetti

Motion pictures—Production and direction

Ethnology—Middle East 

Motion pictures

Motion pictures - Production and direction

Middle East—Politics and government

Directing

Middle Eastern Culture

Global Cinema and TV

Film and TV Production

Middle Eastern Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. The Cinema of Memory -- 2. From Quneitra to Moscow and Back -- 3. Early Years and Memories -- 4. Collaborations and Documentary -- 5. Poignancy and Memoir in Documentary -- 6. Excerpts from The Dream: A Diary of a Film -- 7. Behind the Scenes and Films in the Making -- 8. Reflections on Memory, Intertextuality, and Banned Films -- 9. Bab al-Maqam: From Beginnings to Caricatures of Banality -- 10. On Patriarchy and Resistance in Ladder to Damascus -- 11. Filmmaking in the New Millenium -- 12. On Cinema al-Dunya by Muhammad Malas.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an in-depth and intimate study of the cinema of Muhammad Malas. One of the well-known auteurs of Arab and Syrian cinema, Malas’s distinctive cinematic project has always confronted the social and political issues of his time. From feature films Dreams of the City, The Night, Bab al Maqam (Passion), and Ladder to Damascus to



documentaries such as The Dream and Aleppo: Maqamat of Pleasure, Malas’s films challenge and explore Arab culture and history. Archival images run through the chapters of this book which combines insightful interviews with excerpts from Malas’s literary works and critical explorations of his cinematic style and thematic concerns. The book concludes with Malas’s own words, sharing the treatment of his film project Cinema al-Dunya.