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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens [Ohio] : Ohio University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since 1999 and the death of King Hassan II, Morocco has experienced adramatic social transformation. Encouraged by the more openly democraticclimate fostered by young King Mohammed VI, filmmakers have begunto explore the sociocultural and political debates of their country whilealso seeking to document the untold stories of a dark past.Screening Morocco: Contemporary Film in a ChangingSociety focuses on Moroccan films produced and distributedfrom 1999 to the present. Moroccan cinema serves as an all-inclusive medium that providesa sounding board for a society that is remaking itself.Male and

Contents:

Introduction: Moroccan national cinema: the making of an industry

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

9780896804784

089680478X

OCLC:

887503969