Iranian Cinema and Globalization
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Iranian Cinema and Globalization
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Examines socio-political contexts and local reception of films. This title expands the literature on Iranian cinema to local/national dimensions. It examines the work of filmmakers whose work has received little critical attention abroad, despite being widely popular and critically acclaimed inside Iran.
Featuring an interdisciplinary approach, Iranian Cinema and Globalization combines theory and in-depth analysis of films. It examines socio-political contexts and local reception of films. It expands the literature on Iranian cinema to local and national dimensions, and it is clear and accessible.
Despite Iranian cinema's international recognition, there are still only a limited number of academic publications in the field that focus beyond a certain strand of Iranian cinema that is most popular at international festivals. The scope of this book is inclusive of other dimensions of Iranian cinema: it examines the work of filmmakers whose work has received little critical attention abroad, despite being widely popular and critically acclaimed inside Iran.
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Sara Saljoughi, Film Criticism: 'Manages to show that cinema allows the global to appear even in the most rarefied local filmmaking practices.'
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781841504704
Publisher: Intellect
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 May 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Intellect Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 178.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 413g
Pages: 240
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About the Author
Shahab Esfandiary is a part-time lecturer at Department of Cultural Studies at University of Nottingham.
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