Arab filmmakers of the Middle East : a dictionary / Roy Armes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armes, Roy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--Arab countries.

Motion picture industry.

Motion picture producers and directors--Arab countries--Biography--Dictionaries.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Motion picture producers and directors--Arab countries--Credits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 194 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English and French.

Summary:

In this landmark dictionary, Roy Armes details the scope and diversity of filmmaking across the Arab Middle East. Listing more than 550 feature films by more than 250 filmmakers, and short and documentary films by another 900 filmmakers, this volume covers the film production in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and the Gulf States. An introduction by Armes locates film and filmmaking traditions in the region from early efforts in the silent era to state-funded productions by isolated filmmakers and politically engaged documentarians. Part 1 lists biographical information about the filmmakers and their feature films. Part 2 details key feature films from the countries represented. Part 3 indexes feature-film titles in English and French with details about the director, date, and country of origin.

Contents:

Filmmaking in divided lands

Dictionary of filmmakers

Feature-film chronologies

Index of feature-film titles.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-4416-7169-2

0-253-00459-4

OCLC:

664572234