CamÉra Afrique / CamÉra Arabe

Synopsis

CAMERA ARABE (62 min, 1987) looks at the new Arab cinema of the post-colonial era, particularly the work of the Egyptian director Youssef Chahine. Unlike the old Egyptian film industry, the new cinema is an art cinema which has to struggle both to combat government indifference and/or hostility, and to find its audience in the Arab world, where cinemas are dominated by imported movies. Includes interviews with film-makers fron North Africa and the wider Arab world and clips from their films. Looks at the role of women in Arab culture, the identity of the Arab male, and explores the meaning of successive Arab defeats at the hands of the Israelis.

Language

English

Country

Tunisia

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 157 min.

Year of production

1987

Availability

Sale; 1995 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

Subjects

Film & television production

Keywords

Arabic communities; cinema

Credits

Director

Férid Boughedir

Producer

Férid Boughedir

Writer

Férid Boughedir

Sections

Title

Caméra Afrique

Title

Caméra Arabe

Distributor

Name

BFI Video

Email

video.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8957

Fax

020 7957 8968

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

 

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