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Introduction to the end of an argument Muqaddimah li-nihāyāt jidāl
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Introduction to the end of an argument [videorecording] = Muqaddimah li-nihāyāt jidāl / directed by Jayce Salloum and Elia Suleiman.
Published
Seattle, WA : Arab Film Distribution, 1990.
Physical Description
1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Notes
In Arabic, English, and French with subtitles and intertitles in English, French, and Arabic.
Summary
Combining news soundbytes, movie clips and documentary footage shot in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the filmmakers critique Western-based representations of Arab culture. The artists cleverly mimic the Western media tableau in an exhilarating mix of fragmented stereotypes from mainstream movies to prime-time news.
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Muqaddimah li-nihāyāt jidāl
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Arabic; English; French
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February 02, 2006
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VHS.
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