Contemporary African cinema
By: Olivier Barlet ; translation by Melissa Thackway
Contributors: Thackway, Melissa, translator
Series: African humanities and the arts; African humanities and the arts
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9781611862119
Subjects: Motion pictures; History
Work titles: Cinémas d'Afrique des années 2000
Description: 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.
Notes: Translated from the French.

Translation of: Cinémas d'Afrique des années 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: for an African film criticism; title: The question of criticism; title: Thematic continuities and ruptures; title: Postcolonial cliches; title: Memory and reconciliation; title: Styles and strategies; title: Economic perspectives; title: Conclusion.