"Der erste Teil verfolgt die Entwicklung des afrikanischen Kinos von der kolonialen Vereinnahmung hin zum Afrozentrismus. Im zweiten Teil des Buches werden einzelne Filme vorgestellt und analysiert, wobei besonders auf typisch afrikanische Stilmittel wie der Gebrauch von Stille, der mündlichen Übe
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rlieferung und des Humors eingegangen wird. Im letzten Teil des Buches untersucht der Autor den sozialen und ökonomischen Kontext der afrikanischen Film- und Fernsehindustrie." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"The fact that the number of titles from only six years [3.199] almost equals that of the considerably longer reporting period of the basic work [covering the period between 1960 and 1987, published in 1988] demonstrates the proliferation of publications in this field as well. It is an advantage tha
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t most of the titles are now briefly annotated and that the typographical design is now much more pleasing. As in the basic work, the catalogue is divided into monographs (132) and articles (3,067); among the latter, the very short (newspaper) articles predominate by far, just as the journals and newspapers analysed are very difficult to access.[1] It is worth mentioning that the proportion of French-language publications far exceeds that of English-language publications (not to mention the relatively few in other languages). As far as the information content of many contributions is concerned, even the bibliographer[2] expresses lasting doubts. Index: 1. co-authors; 2. film actors; 3. film festivals; 4. film titles; 5. directors; 6. other persons involved in the production; 6. African countries; 7. selected keywords." (Informationsmittel für Bibliotheken, vol. 2, 1994, nr. 3-4)
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"Drawing on political science, economics, history, and cultural studies, Diawara provides an insider's account of the development and current status of African cinema. He discusses such issues as film production and distribution, and film aesthetics from the colonial period to the present." (Publish
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