Maroun Bagdadi
| Maroun Bagdadi | |
|---|---|
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Maroun Bagdadi | |
| Born |
January 21, 1950 Lebanon |
| Died |
December 11, 1993 (aged 43) Lebanon |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Spouse(s) | Soraya Khoury |
| Children | 3 |
Maroun Bagdadi (Arabic: مارون بغدادي; January 21, 1950 – December 11, 1993) was a Lebanese film director known for his vivid portrayal of Lebanon's civil war. Bagdadi was internationally the best-known Lebanese filmmaker of his generation. He worked with American producer/director Francis Coppola and made several films in French that became hits in France.[1]
Career
Maroun Bagdadi was arguably Lebanon's most prominent filmmaker, one whose work has been seen all over the world. One of his best-known films, "Houroub Saghira" (Little Wars), was shown at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, drawing this comment from a prominent film critic: "To make a film about Beirut that eschews polemics for more universal, more human issues is an achievement." His first Lebanese production was for television, an educational program called "7½." In 1975, he directed his first feature film, Beyrouth Ya Beyrouth. Koullouna Lil Watan, a 75-minute documentary produced in 1979, won the Jury Honor Prize at the International Leipzig Festival Documentary and Animated Film.[2]
Filmography
- La Fille de l'air (1992)
- Out of Life (1991)
- The Veiled Man(1987)
- Little Wars (1982)
- Wispers (1980)
- The Procession (1980)
- We Are All for the Fatherland (1979)
- The Story of a Village and a War (1979)
- The Martyr (1979)
- Ninety (1978)
- The Most Beautiful of All Mothers (1978)
- Greetings to Kamal Jumblat (1977)
- The South Is Fine, How About You (1976)
- The Majority Is Standing Strong (1976)
- Kafarkala (1976)
- Beirut Oh Beirut (1975)
Awards
- Jury Prize at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival for Out of Life (Hors La Vie)[3]
- Jury Honor Prize at the International Leipzig Festival Documentary and Animated Film for Koullouna Lil Watan[2]
References
- ↑ Variety Magazine
- 1 2 Today's Outlook Magazine
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Out of Life". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-09.