Cinematic Cities: THE CITY DEPICTIONS IN MODERN ARAB CINEMA

Mohamedwaheed Fareed (1)

1 Department of Architecture, The higher Institute of Engineering, Al shorouk academy, Cairo, Egypt

Films are produced on several Arabic countries and have proven international success for decades. However, Film is more than a medium for drama, comedy or action narratives. As most of the Arab's population now lives in cities, there are growing number of films that take place in urban settings, where a large number of those cities' social and physical challenges are clearly exposed. Commercial film, then, could play a significant role in determining how such issues can be seen through the lenses of their different countries and cultures. That is, solution to urban challenges must be specific to its context. This article, then, aims to review some of Arab urban focused films, 16 films throughout the Arab world were reviewed briefly, and these films were categorized into 3 categories: the informal city, the divided city and the cinematic biographies of the city.

Mots clés: Cinematic urbanism; Arab cinema; Arab City; Urban challenges

Domaines: Architecture, aménagement de l'espace

Mohamedwaheed Fareed. Cinematic Cities: THE CITY DEPICTIONS IN MODERN ARAB CINEMA. 2022. ⟨hal-03589786⟩