November 25, 2005
Border Crossings: the New Middle Eastern Cinema
Over the past few years, a new, vibrant cinema has evolved in the Middle East, one that confronts the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a way that's provocative and politically charged, but also humanistic and entertaining.
Film scholars wrestle with definitional issues like: What constitutes a national cinema? And what are the differences between a film genre and a cycle? I think there is justification to talk about a new Middle Eastern cinema, set on and around borders. Generating this
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