ReFocus: The Films of Rachid Bouchareb

Michael Gott; Leslie Kealhofer-Kemp

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2020

ReFocus

The Films of Rachid Bouchareb

Michael Gott and Leslie Kealhofer-Kemp

In the series ReFocus: The International Directors Series

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474466530

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Examines the diverse oeuvre of internationally recognized French-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb

Devotes attention to Bouchareb’s under-explored films, including the Oscar- nominated Poussières de vie/Dust of Life (1994), those shot in English, and recent made-for- television films
Offers an interdisciplinary approach to Bouchareb’s work, drawing on gender studies, cinema studies, French and francophone studies, Islamic studies, and history, among others
Highlights connections between Bouchareb’s diverse films while offering a broader exploration of the arc of the director’s career
Considers Bouchareb in the context of new critical explorations of cinéma-monde as a global auteur whose work – in French, English and beyond – extends beyond the narrow French national context

ReFocus: The Films of Rachid Bouchareb is the first book-length study of the internationally recognized director’s films. Bouchareb was one of France’s first filmmakers of North African descent and his career as a director and producer now spans over 35 years. Remarkably varied in their themes, formal elements and narrative settings, Bouchareb’s work has engaged with and reflected on a variety of crucial social, political and historical issues; from the role of colonial troops in the French army during the Second World War, to terrorism in contemporary Europe. This volume examines Bouchareb’s films from an interdisciplinary perspective, exploring key influences on his output and considering new theoretical approaches to his filmmaking.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Note on Translations Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Notes on Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction: Rachid Bouchareb— A Global French Filmmaker Michael Gott and Leslie Kealhofer-Kemp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I A Multidimensional Oeuvre
1 Rachid Bouchareb’s Cinema as a “Vehicle for Encounters”: Cultural Mixings and the Pre-production Process Leslie Kealhofer-Kemp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
2 The Road from Baton Rouge: Mapping Rachid Bouchareb’s Transnational Mobile Movies Michael Gott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
3 Questions of Gender and Embodiment in the Intimiste Films of Rachid Bouchareb Kaya Davies Hayon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
4 Genre and Universalism in the Films of Rachid Bouchareb David Pettersen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
5 The American Dimensions of Rachid Bouchareb’s Cinema Nabil Boudraa and Ahmed Bedjaoui Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
6 We Could Be Heroes: “Arabs” Becoming Brave in Rachid Bouchareb’s Cinema Julien Gaertner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
7 Globalization, Cinema, and Terrorism in Rachid Bouchareb’s Films: London River, Baton Rouge, and Little Senegal Mireille Rosello Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
PART II Case Studies
8 Aesthetics of Confinement: Space, Memento Mori, and the Recording of History in Rachid Bouchareb’s Poussières de vie/Dust of Life Michael O’Riley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
9 The Door of No Return: A Cinema of (Up)rooting and Decentering in Rachid Bouchareb’s Little Senegal Gemma King Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
10 Rachid Bouchareb’s Hors la loi/ Outside the Law: A Lesson in History, Reception, and Artistic License Jennifer Howell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
11 Postcolonial Feminism, Gender, and Genre in Rachid Bouchareb’s Just Like a Woman Anne Donadey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
12 Relations of Disjuncture in a “World-in-motion”: Rachid Bouchareb’s La Voie de l’ennemi/ Two Men in Town Valérie K. Orlando Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Appendix: Filmography of Rachid Bouchareb Gemma King Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 264
Illustrations
- Other: 18 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474466530