Rami Kimchi
Israeli Bourekas Films: Their Origins and Legacy
Israeli Bourekas Films: Their Origins and Legacy
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Bourekas films are a popular genre of comic melodramas produced in Israel in the 1960s and 70s. Rami Kimchi's book explores their history, representation, popularity, and impact on Israeli cinema.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 206 pages
Publication date: 03 January 2023
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Bourekas films, a genre of comic melodramas produced in the 1960s and 1970s, are among the most popular films ever made in Israel. In Israeli Bourekas Films, author and filmmaker Rami Kimchi sets out a history of Bourekas films and discusses their origin. Kimchi considers the representation of Sephardi or Mizrahi Jews in the films, noting that the material culture reflected in the films presented a culture that was closer to the European Yiddish culture than to the Middle Eastern world of the Mizrahim. Kimchi reflects on the enormous popularity and commercial success of Bourekas films, uncovers how they were made, who made them, and why, and discusses the impact of the films on Israeli cinema today. Israeli Bourekas Films is a film insider s view of the characters, stories, and cultures that made Bourekas films such an important part of Israeli life.
Bourekas films, a genre of comic melodramas produced in the 1960s and 1970s, are among the most popular films ever made in Israel. In Israeli Bourekas Films, author and filmmaker Rami Kimchi sets out a history of Bourekas films and discusses their origin. Kimchi considers the representation of Sephardi or Mizrahi Jews in the films, noting that the material culture reflected in the films presented a culture that was closer to the European Yiddish culture than to the Middle Eastern world of the Mizrahim. Kimchi reflects on the enormous popularity and commercial success of Bourekas films, uncovers how they were made, who made them, and why, and discusses the impact of the films on Israeli cinema today. Israeli Bourekas Films is a film insider s view of the characters, stories, and cultures that made Bourekas films such an important part of Israeli life.
Weight: 330g
Dimension: 151 x 229 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780253063427
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