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Film-Essay on the Euphrates Dam
[BE THE FIRST TO RATE THIS MOVIE]Calorie Rating: 18
Released: 1970-01-01
Running Time: 13 Minutes
Studios: Syrian Arab Television,
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.