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Roy Armes - Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East - 9780253355188 - V9780253355188
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Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East

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Description for Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East Hardcover. A comprehensive reference to film production in the Arab Middle East Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; APFB; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253355188
SKU
V9780253355188
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About Roy Armes
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 for Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East
This is a unique resource that is scholarly and comprehensive in its coverage. It will be useful in academic libraries with extensive film collections a well as in larger public libraries with comprehensive film collections.
American Reference Books Annual
[Armes] has produced an excellent essay about the interaction of politics and cinema in the Arab world, which is ... Read more

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