Le « cinéma d’auteur » de Palestine : expérimentations, circulations, émancipations

Abstract

This article explores the stakes of the “cinema d’auteur” in Palestine
and intends to analyze the constraints and opportunities that this cinema allows,
through two case studies that question the cinematographic creation of Palestinian
directors in exile. The first is a feature-length film, Recollection by Kamal Aljafari, a
filmmaker from “Palestine of 48” who self-produced his film; the second, Dégradé by
Arab and Tarzan Nasser - two directors from Gaza - benefited from an Arab-European
co-production. While these two examples have very distinct characteristics, their
comparative trajectories make it possible to raise more general questions related
to the interactions between creation, production and distribution, as well as
between narrative forms and productions (co/auto-production) in Palestinian
cinema d’auteur. By highlighting the choices of production and distribution, the
aim is to underline the problematic of the creation of Palestinian cinema d’auteur.