Moroccan Cinema Uncut
Title | Moroccan Cinema Uncut PDF eBook |
Author | Higbee Will Higbee |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2020-08-18 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 147447795X |
Moroccan film production has increased rapidly since the late 2000s, and Morocco is a thriving service production hub for international film and television. Taking a transnational approach to Moroccan cinema, this book examines diversity in its production models, its barriers to international distribution and success, its key markets and audiences, as well as the consequences of digital disruption upon it.
Farida Benlyazid and Moroccan Cinema
Title | Farida Benlyazid and Moroccan Cinema PDF eBook |
Author | Florence Martin |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 211 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 3031406168 |
Screening Morocco
Title | Screening Morocco PDF eBook |
Author | Valerie Orlando |
Publisher | Ohio University Press |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2011-05-24 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0896802817 |
'Screening Morocco' focuses on Moroccan films produced and distributed from 1999 to the present. Valerie K. Orlando introduces American readers to the richness in theme and scope of the cinematic production of Morocco.
Culture and Customs of Morocco
Title | Culture and Customs of Morocco PDF eBook |
Author | Raphael Chijioke Njoku |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 177 |
Release | 2005-12-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0313038430 |
Moroccan culture today is a blend of Berber, African, Arab, Jewish, and European influences in an Islamic state. Morocco's strategic position at the tip of North Africa just below Spain has brought these cultures together through the centuries. The parallels with African and Middle Eastern countries and other Muslim cultures are drawn as the major topics are discussed, yet the uniqueness of Moroccan traditions, particularly those of the indigenous Berbers, stand out. The narrative emphasizes the evolving nature of the storied subcultures. With more exposure to Western-style education and pop culture, the younger generations are gradually turning away from the strict religious observances of their elders. General readers finally have a substantive resource for information on a country most known in the United States for the Humphrey Bogart classic Casablanca, images of the souks (markets), hashish, and Berber rugs. The strong introduction surveys the people, land, government, economy, educational system, and history. Most weight is given to modern history, with French colonial rule ending in 1956 and a succession of monarchs since then. The discussion of religion and worldview illuminates the Islamic base and Jewish communities but is also notable for the discussion of Berber beliefs in spirits. In the Literature and Media chapter, the oral culture of the Berbers and the new preference for Western-style education and use of French and even English are highlights. The Moroccans are renowned as skilled artisans, and their products are enumerated in the Art and Architecture/Housing chapter, along with the intriguing descriptions of casbahs and old quarters in the major cities. Moroccans are hospitable and family oriented, which is reflected in descriptions of their cuisine and social customs. Moroccan women seem to be somewhat freer than others in Muslim countries but the chapter on Gender Roles, Marriage, and Family shows that much progress is still needed. Ceremonies and celebrations are important cultural markers that bring communities together, and a wealth of religious, national, and family rites of passage, with accompanying music and dance, round out the cultural coverage.
Screens and Veils
Title | Screens and Veils PDF eBook |
Author | Florence Martin |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2011-10-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0253223415 |
Examined within their economic, cultural, and political context, the work of women Maghrebi filmmakers forms a cohesive body of work. Florence Martin examines the intersections of nation and gender in seven films, showing how directors turn around the politics of the gaze as they play with the various meanings of the Arabic term hijab (veil, curtain, screen). Martin analyzes these films on their own theoretical terms, developing the notion of "transvergence" to examine how Maghrebi women's cinema is flexible, playful, and transgressive in its themes, aesthetics, narratives, and modes of address. These are distinctive films that traverse multiple cultures, both borrowing from and resisting the discourses these cultures propose.
The Film Book
Title | The Film Book PDF eBook |
Author | Ronald Bergan |
Publisher | DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780241484838 |
Story of cinema -- How movies are made -- Movie genres -- World cinema -- A-Z directors -- Must-see movies.
Édith Piaf
Title | Édith Piaf PDF eBook |
Author | David Looseley |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1781382573 |
The world-famous French singer Édith Piaf (1915-63) was never just a singer. This book suggests new ways of understanding her, her myth and her meanings over time at home and abroad, by proposing the notion of an 'imagined Piaf.