A discussion of the frequently controversial film maker Youssef Chahine. The book aims to illuminate Chahine »s work in the context of modern Egyptian culture and its tumultuous post-war history and how such films as »Cairo Station » (1958), »The Earth » (1959) and »The Sparrow » (1973) dramatized the dilemmas of ordinary Egyptians. He also argues that Chahine »s intensely autobiographical trilogy »Alexandria…Why? » (1978), »An Egyptian Story » (1985) and »Alexandria…More and More » (1989) spoke to the concerns of the broader Egyptian intelligentsia amongst whom he has earned the reputation of being the »poet and thinker » of modern Arab cinema. The final analysis of the book argues that Chahine »s work stands comparison with directors such as Fellini, Bergman, Kurosawa or Sembene but also emphatically draws strength from its links with one of the most vibrant popular cinemas of the world and from the roots and traditions of popular Arabic culture.
Ibrahim Fawal
Youssef Chahine [PDF ebook]
Youssef Chahine [PDF ebook]
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Format PDF ● Pages 202 ● ISBN 9781839021343 ● Maison d’édition Bloomsbury Publishing ● Publié 2019 ● Téléchargeable 3 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 8026217 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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