film response paper (Arab film class)
maz.m.s
divine_intervention-questions.docxDivine Intervention
Before answering questions below you have to read:
Reading: Nurith Gertz-Khleifi, Palestinian Cinema: Landscape, Trauma, and Memory (Indiana University Press, 2008), pp. 171 -189 ,( you can find the reading on blackboard week Eight).
Describe the film storyline
1) What are the main genres and themes that figure in this film? Give examples.
2) To what extent does symbolism play role in this film? Give examples.
3) How does the film deal with Palestinian identity?
4) What are the main features of Palestinian culture, social classes, or tradition?
5) What does the film tell us about Arab (Palestinian) society, such as gender issues (men- women relations)?
6) How does the film deal with politics?
7) How does the film improve your understanding of Arabic (Palestinian) culture/ society/ politics/ history?
