Film
Film-Essay on the Euphrates Dam
1970 · 13m · Documentary
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Overview
The construction of a dam on the Euphrates River is an example of a country’s economic development. Through grandly composed images, rhythmic editing, and aestheticized details, the director demonstrates his admiration for the interwar avant-garde. The film is a celebration of the new, while at the same time showing a traditional way of life and calling attention to working conditions; it is a refrain-like evocation of an arid country that explores the difficult lot of Syria’s rural inhabitants.
Crew
- Omar AmiralayDirector · Writer
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1970
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 13m
- Genres
- Documentary
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