Togo Mizrahi and the making of Egyptian cinema

Togo Mizrahi and the making of Egyptian cinema

In this book, Deborah A. Starr recuperates the work of Togo Mizrahi, a pioneer of Egyptian cinema. Mizrahi, an Egyptian Jew with Italian nationality, established himself as a prolific director of popular comedies and musicals in the 1930s and 1940s. As a studio owner and producer, Mizrahi promoted t...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Starr, Deborah A., author (author)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: California : University of California Press 2020
Edición:1 ed
Colección:University of California Series in Jewish History and Cultures Series
Materias:
Mizrāḥī, Tūjū, > 1905-1986 > Criticism and interpretation.
Motion picture producers and directors > Egypt.
Motion pictures > Egypt > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009439195906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes on Translation and Transliteration
  • 1 Togo Mizrahi, Agent of Exchange
  • 2 Togo Mizrahi, Work over Words
  • 3 Crimes of Mistaken Identity
  • 4 Queering the Levantine
  • 5 Journeys of Assumed Identity: Seven O'Clock (1937)
  • 6 Traveling Anxieties
  • 7 Courtesan and Concubine
  • 8 Frames of Influence
  • Appendix: Togo Mizrahi Filmography
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

Ejemplares similares