Reading: Viola Shafik, Arab Cinema, pp. 47-91.
Discuss three major forms\elements of popular theater that impacted Arab films.
What are the functions of the space in Arab cinema?
There are a few cases in which literary Arabic is used in Arab films instead of colloquial Arabic. Discuss two genres in which literary Arabic is used.
Identify two types of symbolism used in Arab cinema and discuss how they differ from each other.