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Subject(s)

• Women motion picture producers and directors—Arab countries [Browse]
• Women in motion pictures [Browse]
• Motion pictures—Arab countries [Browse]
• Women motion picture producers and directors—Arab countries—Interviews [Browse]
• Women motion picture producers and directors—Arab countries—Biography—Dictionaries [Browse]
• Motion picture producers and directors—Arab countries—Biography [Browse]

Summary note

"Arab women filmmakers: Who are they? What drives them? What are their experiences in a male-dominated profession? How do they function within the contexts - and constraints - of patriarchal societies? The answers are complex and sometimes surprising, as complex and surprising as the vastly different films these women direct. In this unprecedented book, Rebecca Hillauer assembles a comprehensive and penetrating look into the history of Arab women's filmmaking, as well as the political and social background of the countries - Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Algeria, among others - from which these artists emerged." "In addition to the biographies, filmographies, and discussions of their most important works, lively, in-depth interviews allow us to hear from the filmmakers themselves. Collectively, these women, who hail from a wide range of professional, religious, and social backgrounds, provide a varied and vivid picture of what it means to work in creative and journalistic fields in the modern Arab world. For Hillauer, the subject of a film, its genesis, and the personal story of the artist who created it reveal far more than a particular approach to cinematography. Arab women filmmakers and their main characters (who are often semi-autobiographical) not only afford us a look at seldom-seen facets of Arab societies, they personify an alternative women's 'model, ' one that is far removed from western cliches."--Jacket.

Notes

Originally published in German Freiraume, Lebenstraume, 2001.

Bibliographic references

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-468) and indexes.
• Includes filmographies.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Egypt
• The Mashreq: Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen
• The Maghreb: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
• Other countries
• Other filmmakers.

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Place name(s)

Egypt Cairo.

Other title(s)

University press scholarship online.

ISBN

• 9774249437
• 9789774249433

OCLC

64385808

RCP

H - S

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