LEADER 03519nam 22006735 450 001 9910300006903321 005 20250610110427.0 010 $a9783319768137 010 $a3319768131 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-76813-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000004975545 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5440560 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-76813-7 035 $a(Perlego)3493166 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC29077903 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000004975545 100 $a20180628d2018 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Cinema of Muhammad Malas $eVisions of a Syrian Auteur /$fby Samirah Alkassim, Nezar Andary 205 $a1st ed. 2018. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Pivot,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (189 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Studies in Arab Cinema,$x2731-4901 311 08$a9783319768120 311 08$a3319768123 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aThis book provides an in-depth and intimate study of the cinema of Muhammad Malas. One of the well-known auteurs of Arab and Syrian cinema, Malas's distinctive cinematic project has always confronted the social and political issues of his time. From feature films Dreams of the City, The Night, Bab al Maqam (Passion), and Ladder to Damascus to documentaries such as The Dream and Aleppo: Maqamat of Pleasure, Malas's films challenge and explore Arab culture and history. Archival images run through the chapters of this book which combines insightful interviews with excerpts from Malas's literary works and critical explorations of his cinematic style and thematic concerns. The book concludes with Malas's own words, sharing the treatment of his film project Cinema al-Dunya. 410 0$aPalgrave Studies in Arab Cinema,$x2731-4901 606 $aMotion pictures$xProduction and direction 606 $aEthnology$zMiddle East 606 $aCulture 606 $aMotion pictures 606 $aMiddle East$xPolitics and government 606 $aDirecting 606 $aMiddle Eastern Culture 606 $aGlobal Film and TV 606 $aFilm and Television Production 606 $aMiddle Eastern Politics 615 0$aMotion pictures$xProduction and direction. 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aMotion pictures. 615 0$aMiddle East$xPolitics and government. 615 14$aDirecting. 615 24$aMiddle Eastern Culture. 615 24$aGlobal Film and TV. 615 24$aFilm and Television Production. 615 24$aMiddle Eastern Politics. 676 $a791.43095691 700 $aAlkassim$b Samirah$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0866429 702 $aAndary$b Nezar$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300006903321 996 $aThe Cinema of Muhammad Malas$91933887 997 $aUNINA