Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. Tables v
4. Figures vi
5. Acknowledgements xi
6. Note on Transliteration and Filmic Citation xiii
7. Preface: Reflections on the Book and its Representation of Arabic-Language Cinema xv
8. PART 1 Egypt
9. Egypt: Regional Essay 3
10. Chapter 1.1 The White Rose (al-Warda al-baydaʾ, 1933) 25
11. Chapter 1.2 Determination (al-ʿAzima, 1939) 31
12. Chapter 1.3 Love and Revenge (Gharam wa-intiqam, 1944 37
13. Chapter 1.4 Struggle on the Nile (Siraʿ fi al-Nil, 1959) 43
14. Chapter 1.5 The Open Door (al-Bab al-maftuh, 1963) 48
15. Chapter 1.6 Night of Counting the Years/The Mummy (Yawm an tuhsa al-sinin/al-Mumiyaʾ, 1969)1 53
16. Chapter 1.7 Alexandria, Why? (Iskandariyya layh?, 1978) 58
17. Chapter 1.8 Dreams of Hind and Camilia (Ahlam Hind wa-Kamiliyya, 1989) 63
18. Chapter 1.9 I Love Cinema (Bahibb al-sima, 2004) 69
19. Chapter 1.10 Souad (Suʿad, 2021) 76
20. PART 2 North Africa: The Maghrib and Beyond
21. North Africa: Regional Essay 85
22. Chapter 2.1 Chronicle of the Years of Embers (Waqaʾiʿ sinin al-jamr, 1975) 102
23. Chapter 2.2 Omar Gatlato (1976) 108
24. Chapter 2.3 Bab el-Oued City (Bab al-wad siti, 1994) 113
25. Chapter 2.4 Silences of the Palace (Samt al-qusur, 1994) 119
26. Chapter 2.5 Season of Men (Mawsim al-rijal, 2000) 124
27. Chapter 2.6 Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono, 2002) 129
28. Chapter 2.7 A Thousand Months (Alf shahr, 2003) 135
29. Chapter 2.8 aKasha (al-Kasha, 2018) 141
30. Chapte 2.9 Casablanca Beats (ʿAlli Sawtak, Haut et fort, 2021) 146
31. PART 3 The Eastern Arab World
32. The Eastern Arab World: Regional Essay 153
33. Chapter 3.1 The Dupes (al-Makhduʿun, 1972) 170
34. Chapter 3.2 Wedding in Galilee (ʿUrs al-Jalil, 1987) 174
35. Chapter 3.3 The Extras (al-Kumbars, 1993) 178
36. Chapter 3.4 Chronicle of a Disappearance (Sijill ikhtifaʾ, 1996) 183
37. Chapter 3.5 Divine Intervention (Yadun ilahiyya, 2002) 188
38. Chapter 3.6 The Time That Remains (al-Zaman al-baqi, 2009) 193
39. Chapter 3.7 Caramel (Sukkar banat, 2007) 198
40. Chapter 3.8 Dawn of the World (L’Aube du Monde/ Fajr al-ʿalam, 2008) 203
41. Chapter 3.9 Wadjda (Wajda, 2012) 207
42. Bibliography 212
43. Materials from the New York State Archives Motion Picture Scripts Collection 223
44. Index 224