Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive reference to film production in the Arab Middle East
Trade ReviewThis 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 worth consulting by anyone interested in this topic. Further, Armes has created a great resource for the study of Arab documentaries, and the book will become an important work for just this reason.
* MELA Notes *
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. . . . Essential.April 2011
* Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
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
Bibliography
