From Iran to Hollywood and some places in-between
Subtitle: reframing post-revolutionary Iranian cinema
By: Christopher Gow
Series: International library of Iranian studies -- 39; International library of Iranian studies -- 39.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781848855267; 9781848855274
Subjects: Motion pictures; History
Description: "The island of Crete under Ottoman rule in the nineteenth century saw successive revolts from its majority Christian population, who were set on union with the newly-independent Greece. This book offers an original perspective on the social, political and ideological transformation of Ottoman Crete within the nationalist context of the late nineteenth century. It focuses on the Cretan revolts of 1896 and 1897, and examines the establishment of the autonomous Cretan State and the withdrawal of Ottoman troops from the island in 1898. Based on Ottoman, British and American archival sources, the author demonstrates that, contrary to the standard view that the uprisings were merely an expression of discontent at Ottoman rule, Cretan Christians in fact aimed to radically change the socio-economic and political structure of Cretan society and to actually overthrow and expel the Ottoman administration. This book provides a deeper understanding of the Cretan experience, and of the wider politics of the Eastern Mediterranean, in the late nineteenth century."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-224), filmography, and index.
Table of contents: title: Putting the "new" in the new Iranian cinema : post-revolutionary Iranian cinema as art cinema; title: From Iran to Hollywood and some places in-between : Iranian émigré filmmaking; title: Close up 1: Amir Naderi; title: Close up 2: Sohrab Shahid Saless; title: Conclusion: Iranian cinema in long shot.