La question du cinéma populaire en Afrique du Nord

Authors

Michel Serceau

Abstract

The different North African cinemas, which appeared after the independences and were the work of film directors trained in Europe, were, as a principle, an art-house cinema at odds with the classical cinema type. Presented at festivals very often, they were not really embraced by the national audiences, who were mainly consumers of popular productions, either western or Egyptian. But the production of genre films (especially comedies) which were very rare until the 1990s is increasing today, at least in Morocco. Their arrival at the top of the Moroccan box-office where they compete with the American blockbusters prove that the gap is not irreparable. And it must be noted that they are not only entertaining movies.

Recommended Citation

Serceau, Michel (2018) "La question du cinéma populaire en Afrique du Nord," Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 90: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol90/iss1/10