The Cinema of Muhammad Malas Visions of a Syrian Auteur /

• Main Authors: Alkassim, Samirah (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Andary, Nezar (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Arab Cinema
• Subjects: Motion pictures-Production and direction.; Ethnology-Middle East .; Motion pictures.; Motion pictures > Production and direction.; Middle East-Politics and government.; Directing.; Middle Eastern Culture.; Global Cinema and TV.; Film and TV Production.; Middle Eastern Politics.

This 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,...

Table of Contents:

• 1. 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.