03839nam 22006255 450 991030000690332120200705000515.03-319-76813-110.1007/978-3-319-76813-7(CKB)4100000004975545(MiAaPQ)EBC5440560(DE-He213)978-3-319-76813-7(EXLCZ)99410000000497554520180628d2018 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Cinema of Muhammad Malas Visions of a Syrian Auteur /by Samirah Alkassim, Nezar Andary1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,2018.1 online resource (189 pages)Palgrave Studies in Arab Cinema3-319-76812-3 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.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.Palgrave Studies in Arab CinemaMotion pictures—Production and directionEthnology—Middle East Motion picturesMotion picturesProduction and directionMiddle East—Politics and governmentDirectinghttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/413080Middle Eastern Culturehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/411110Global Cinema and TVhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/413240Film and TV Productionhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/413150Middle Eastern Politicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911160Motion pictures—Production and direction.Ethnology—Middle East .Motion pictures.Motion picturesProduction and direction.Middle East—Politics and government.Directing.Middle Eastern Culture.Global Cinema and TV.Film and TV Production.Middle Eastern Politics.791.43095691Alkassim Samirahauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut866429Andary Nezarauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autBOOK9910300006903321The Cinema of Muhammad Malas1933887UNINA