Title: Hollywood harems
Authors: Kamal-Eldin, Tania.; Her Way Productions.; Women Make Movies (Firm)
Publisher: Women Make Movies,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media.; Motion pictures Social aspects United States; Motion pictures United States History; Racism in motion pictures.; Middle East In motion pictures.
Abstract: This documentary examines Hollywood stereotypes of the East, with particular attention paid to the Middle East and the depiction of women of the East. Juxtaposing film clips from the 20s through the 80s, the filmmaker argues these fantasies have worked both to shape and reinforce often derogative assumptions about the peoples of the East while at the same time reinscribing the moral, spiritual, and cultural supremacy of the Anglo-European West.