Screening Morocco : contemporary film in a changing society / Valérie K. Orlando.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orlando, Valérie, 1963-

Series:

Research in international studies. Africa series ; no. 89.

Ohio University research in international studies, Africa series ; no. 89

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Morocco--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Social aspects--Morocco.

Motion pictures--Social aspects.

History.

Morocco.

Physical Description:

xxii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Orlando (French and Francophone literature, U of Maryland) analyzes several Moroccan films produced and distributed from 1999 to 2010, a period of political and social transformation in Morocco. Since the death of King Hassan II in 1999, filmmakers have been free to create films that in the past would have been suppressed. The introduction covers Moroccan history beginning with the colonial and post-colonial period, as well as a history relating specifically to cinema. Orlando shows how the current Moroccan cinematography reveals a dynamic, connected, and modern country with a rich, complex, and obscured past. The films she examines deal both with the past and with contemporary life, including issues around women, poverty, and social justice. This book would be of interest to anyone studying Morocco, women's studies, Francophone studies, or film. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

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?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-184) and index.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

9780896802810

0896802817

9780896804784

089680478X

OCLC:

682895102