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

• Autore: Orlando Valérie <1963->
• Pubblicazione: Athens [Ohio], : Ohio University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (213 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.4309646
• Soggetto topico: Motion pictures - Morocco - History - 20th century; Motion pictures - Social aspects - Morocco
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Screening Morocco
• ISBN: 0-89680-478-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781359103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in international studies. . -Africa series ; ; no. 89.