Contemporary African Cinema

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-61186-211-9
Verlag: Michigan State University Press

Buch, Englisch, 466 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 678 g

Reihe: African Humanities and the Arts

African and notably sub-Saharan African film’s relative eclipse on the international scene in the early twenty-first century does not transcend the growth within the African genre. This time period has seen African cinema forging a new relationship with the real and implementing new aesthetic strategies, as well as the emergence of a post-colonial popular cinema.

Drawing on more than 1,500 articles, reviews, and interviews written over the past fifteen years, Olivier Barlet identifies the critical questions brought about by the evolution of African cinema. In the process, he offers us a personal and passionate vision, making this book an indispensable sum of thought that challenges preconceived ideas and enriches an approach to cinema as a critical art.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barlet, Olivier

Über Autor(innen)

Olivier Barlet is a member of the Syndicat FranÇais de la Critique de CinÉma, a member of the African Federation of Film Critics, a delegate for Africa at the Cannes Festival Critics' Week, and a film critic for Africultures.