Iranian Cinema and Globalization
National, Transnational, and Islamic Dimensions

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240 pages
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15 halftones
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7 x 9
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© 2012
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Table of Contents

Contents
Table of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Theoretical Framework
Chapter 1: Making Sense of Globalization
Introduction
The global field
Global flows
A framework of the globalization theories
Chapter 2: The Concept of National Cinema: Theorization and Critique
Introduction
National cinema as ’intertextual symptom’
National cinema as cultural/economic weapon
National cinema as ’the other’ of Hollywood
National cinema as ’cultural specificity’
The relevance of ’national cinema’ in the age of globalization: Arguments for and against
Conclusion
Part II: Iranian Cinema and Globalization
Chapter 3: Iranian Cinema in the World Cinema Circuit: Politics, Economics and Aesthetics
The foundations of a ’new cinema’
The emergence of Muslim film-makers
Debate and controversy over international awards
The economics and politics of international festivals
Selecting the examples
Chapter 4: Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s ’Transnational’ Cinema and Globalization
Introduction
Critique of the ’transnational institution of art’
Makhmalbaf: From ’the local’ to ’the transnational’
Banal transnationalism
Sex and Philosophy
Scream of the Ants
The rise and fall of an ’idol’
Transnational film-makers and territorial attachments
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Daryush Mehrjui’s ’National’ Cinema and Globalization
Introduction
The complex relation of ’the national’ and ’the Islamic’
Iranian cinema’s new wave and the early impact of globalization
Mehrjui and the post-revolution circumstances
The Lodgers
Mum’s Guests
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Ebrahim Hatami-kia’s ’Sacred Defense’ Cinema and Globalization
Introduction
Muslim Film-makers: From Makhmalbaf to Hatami-kia
The Scout: Constructing the image of the basiji
From Karkhe to Rhine: Recognition of ’the other’
Glass Agency: return of the rebel
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Interview with Abbas Kiarostami
Appendix II: Interview with Majid Majidi
Appendix III: Interview with Emad Afroogh
Appendix IV: Interview with Mohammad-reza Jafari-jelveh
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Theoretical Framework
Chapter 1: Making Sense of Globalization
Introduction
The global field
Global flows
A framework of the globalization theories
Chapter 2: The Concept of National Cinema: Theorization and Critique
Introduction
National cinema as ’intertextual symptom’
National cinema as cultural/economic weapon
National cinema as ’the other’ of Hollywood
National cinema as ’cultural specificity’
The relevance of ’national cinema’ in the age of globalization: Arguments for and against
Conclusion
Part II: Iranian Cinema and Globalization
Chapter 3: Iranian Cinema in the World Cinema Circuit: Politics, Economics and Aesthetics
The foundations of a ’new cinema’
The emergence of Muslim film-makers
Debate and controversy over international awards
The economics and politics of international festivals
Selecting the examples
Chapter 4: Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s ’Transnational’ Cinema and Globalization
Introduction
Critique of the ’transnational institution of art’
Makhmalbaf: From ’the local’ to ’the transnational’
Banal transnationalism
Sex and Philosophy
Scream of the Ants
The rise and fall of an ’idol’
Transnational film-makers and territorial attachments
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Daryush Mehrjui’s ’National’ Cinema and Globalization
Introduction
The complex relation of ’the national’ and ’the Islamic’
Iranian cinema’s new wave and the early impact of globalization
Mehrjui and the post-revolution circumstances
The Lodgers
Mum’s Guests
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Ebrahim Hatami-kia’s ’Sacred Defense’ Cinema and Globalization
Introduction
Muslim Film-makers: From Makhmalbaf to Hatami-kia
The Scout: Constructing the image of the basiji
From Karkhe to Rhine: Recognition of ’the other’
Glass Agency: return of the rebel
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Interview with Abbas Kiarostami
Appendix II: Interview with Majid Majidi
Appendix III: Interview with Emad Afroogh
Appendix IV: Interview with Mohammad-reza Jafari-jelveh
Bibliography
Review Quotes
Lloyd Ridgeon, University of Glasgow
“Shahab Esfandiary locates modern Iranian cinema within the global film industry and reveals fresh insights into the films of several of Iran’s leading directors. For anyone interested in Iranian cinema and its developments, this book is essential reading.”
Roger Bromley, University of Nottingham
“Iranian Cinema and Globalization offers a coherent and well-sustained argument in relation to the complex and contradictory impact of globalization on a national cinema. A convincing case is made for the position of the Iranian film industry as one of the most important in the world and Shahab Esfandiary also demonstrates the ways in which the most liberating and empowering effects of globalization may, contrary to expectations, be found at the level of local and national film production.”
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