"[...] I present the three primary stages of the life of a movie, from the seed of an idea (Development) to the making of the film (Production) through the final delivery to the audience (Distribution). Throughout these general sections, as you will see in the Table of Contents, there are subcategor
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ies where you will discover information on specific topics, followed by Summary Points and Exercises. At the end of each section, you will find Case Studies for five different films, presented as question and answer sessions from filmmakers on topics applicable to each respective category. And on the heels of the Case Studies, I have included Words of Wisdom from Industry Professionals, insights and important tips from industry professionals." (How to use this book, page xi)
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"One of the best sources for understanding Palestinian culture is the cinema, which has strived to delineate Palestinian history and to portray the daily lives of Palestinian men, women, and children. Here, an Israeli and a Palestinian scholar, in a rare and welcome collaboration, follow the develop
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ment of Palestinian cinema, commenting on its response to political and social transformations. They reveal that the more that social, political, and economic conditions have worsened and chaos and pain prevail, the more Palestinian cinema has engaged with the national struggle." (Publisher description)
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"Un panorama du « cinéma engagé » sous deux de ses aspects : en première partie, onze auteurs examinent la façon dont le cinéma, dans différents pays et à différents moments de son histoire, aborde le plus chargé de tous les thèmes sociaux, celui de la guerre. La seconde partie entrepren
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d une tâche précieuse d’information à l’intention du cinéphile en faisant état de l’engagement tous azimuts qui caractériserait aujourd’hui tant de cinémas nationaux à travers le monde – à l’exception notable de la France." (Description de la maison d'édition)
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Stellt die Entwicklung des lateinamerikanischen Kinos vom politischen Aufbruch in den Sechzigern bis ans Ende der 90er Jahre dar. Einzelne Kapitel behandeln die kulturelle Identität Lateinamerikas, die Geschlechterverhältnisse, Diktatur und Exil, den fremden Blick auf Lateinamerika, den aktuellen
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Filmboom sowie den kubanischen und den brasilianischen Film.
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"Cuban Image is written from a Marxist perspective. "If anyone wants to call this book a partisan history, I will make no apology for it, " Chanan says of this study of Cuban film and its place in the social and political structure, which resulted from his visit there at the invitation of the Cuban
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Film Institute, the ICAIC. "Trekking through the historical undergrowth in order to answer the question how it was that the Cuban revolutionaries learnt to place such a high value on cinema," he traces it from the pre-Castro period to the present against the background of Cuban history in general, with emphasis on the cultural and political history of the revolutionaries who promoted cinema through governmental decree and charnels. Throughout, he analyzes the films themselves, stressing both political and social qualities." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1198)
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