Arab filmmakers of the Middle East [electronic resource] : a dictionary / Roy Armes.

ISBN:

9781441671691

9780253355188

9780253004598

Title:

Arab filmmakers of the Middle East [electronic resource] : a dictionary / Roy Armes.

Author:

Armes, Roy.

Personal Author:

Armes, Roy.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 194 pages)

Contents:

Introduction: Filmmaking in divided lands -- Part 1. Dictionary of filmmakers -- Part 2. Feature-film chronologies -- Part 3. Index of feature-film titles.

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Subject Term:

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

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

Motion picture industry -- Arab countries.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2010

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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.

Author Notes

Roy Armes is Professor Emeritus of Film at Middlesex University. He has published widely on world cinema and is author of Dictionary of African Filmmakers (IUP, 2008).

Reviews (2)

Choice Review

This title is broader than Rebecca Hillauer's Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers (CH, Jul'06, 43-6241) and complements the Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film, edited by Oliver Leaman (CH, Mar'02, 39-3694). It focuses on Arab filmmakers, so its scope is narrower, topically and geographically, than the Leaman volume. However, this title by Armes (emer., Middlesex Univ., UK) has unique merits: its in-depth coverage of filmmakers (250-plus feature filmmakers and 900 short film and documentary filmmakers); its feature film chronologies for Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen; and its valuable opening essay, "Filmmaking in Divided Lands." This essay contextualizes Arab Middle Eastern cinema by reviewing the effect of political developments in the Middle East on cinema in the region. Most importantly, Armes relies heavily on foreign-language sources, especially French ones, so much of the data available in this volume has not previously appeared in English. Armes is a well-established author with a long history in cinema studies (e.g., African Filmmaking, CH, Sep'07, 45-0178), and a current specialty in the cinemas of Africa and the Middle East. Given the breadth of sources, depth of subject coverage, and excellence of the author, this volume is a necessary purchase for academic and large public libraries. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. C. Hendershott The New School

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Acknowledgments

Note on Layout

List of Acronyms

Introduction: Filmmaking in Divided Lands

Part 1 Dictionary of Filmmakers

Part 2 Feature-Film Chronologies

Part 3 Index of Feature-Film Titles

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