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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781359103321

Autore

Orlando Valérie <1963->

Titolo

Screening Morocco [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary film in a changing society / / Valérie K. Orlando

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens [Ohio], : Ohio University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-89680-478-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Collana

Ohio University research in international studies, Africa series ; ; no. 89

Disciplina

791.4309646

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Morocco - History - 20th century

Motion pictures - Social aspects - Morocco

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Moroccan national cinema: the making of an industry -- Theories and polemics: Moroccan films as social-realist texts -- Issues, contexts, and "culture wars": Marocains residants é l'etranger (MREs) versus filmmakers at home -- Bad boys, drugs, and rock 'n' roll: the urban stories of Morocco -- Prison, torture, and testimony: retelling the memories of the lead years -- Women's voices: documenting Morocco through feminine lenses -- Conclusion: the future of Moroccan cinema?.

Sommario/riassunto

Since 1999 and the death of King Hassan II, Morocco has experienced adramatic social transformation. Encouraged by the more openly democraticclimate fostered by young King Mohammed VI, filmmakers have begunto explore the sociocultural and political debates of their country whilealso seeking to document the untold stories of a dark past.Screening Morocco: Contemporary Film in a ChangingSociety focuses on Moroccan films produced and distributedfrom 1999 to the present.  Moroccan cinema serves as an all-inclusive medium that providesa sounding board for a society that is remaking itself.Male and