A genre of comic melodramas produced in the 1960s and '70s, Bourekas films 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 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.
| ISBN: | 9780253063427 |
| Publication date: | 3rd January 2023 |
| Author: | Rami Kimchi |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 206 pages |
| Series: | Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural history Films, cinema |
A genre of comic melodramas produced in the 1960s and '70s, Bourekas films 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.
Israeli Bourekas Films features in the following genres: Social and cultural history, Films, cinema
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Israeli Bourekas Films was written by Rami Kimchi and published by Indiana University Press
Israeli Bourekas Films has 206 pages
Yes it is part of Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies series
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