| Youssef Chahine 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Fawal, Ibrahim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0851708595 ISBN-13: 9780851708591 Publisher: British Film Institute OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: A filmmaker of truly international renown and the recipient of the Cannes Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award, Youssef Chahine is the director of one of the most diverse and prestigious bodies of work of any living director. Born in Alexandria in 1926, the cosmopolitan Chahine embodies the preoccupations of his native Egypt in a career (still continuing) which has ranged from social realism to autobiographical fantasy, from historical epics to musicals, and has spanned over fifty years from 1950 to the present day. In writing this book, Ibrahim Fawal draws on his unique qualifications as an Arab-American whose native language is Arabic, and as a film practitioner and educator. His discussion of the frequently controversial filmmaker illuminates Chahine's work in the context of modern Egyptian culture and its tumultuous post-colonial history and how such films as "Cairo Station" (1958) and "The Earth" (1969) dramatized the dilemmas of ordinary Egyptians. He also demonstrates how Chahine's intensely personal autobiographical trilogy: "Alexandria...Why? "(1978), "An Egyptian Story" (1985) and "Alexandria...More and More "(1989) spoke to the concerns of the broader Egyptian intelligentsia amongst whom he has earned the reputation of being "poet and thinker" of modern Arab cinema. In the final analysis, Fawal argues that Chahine's work stands comparison with the directors such as Fellini, Bergman, Kurosawa, and Sembene but also emphatically draws strength from its links with one of the most most vibrant popular cinemas of the world and from the roots and traditions of popular Arabic culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| Series: BFI World Directors (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.44" W x 7.84" (0.95 lbs) 202 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A discussion of the frequently controversial film maker Youssef Chahine. THe book aims to illuminate Chahine's work in the context of modern Egyptian culture and its tumultuous post-war history and how such films as "Cairo Station" (1958) dramatized the dilemmas of ordinary Egyptians. |