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Material Type: | Biography |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Rebecca Hillauer |
ISBN: | 9774249437 9789774249433 |
OCLC Number: | 1013312233 |
Language Note: | Translated from the German. |
Description: | vii, 484 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Other Titles: | Freiräume, Lebensträume, arabische Filmemacherinnen. |
Responsibility: | Rebecca Hillauer ; translated by Allison Brown, Deborah Cohen, and Nancy Joyce. |
Abstract:
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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