Biography
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.
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
The Girl in the Air
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1992
The Girl in the Air
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1992
Out of Life
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1991
Out of Life
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1991
Les Jupons de la révolution
Role: Director
TV • 1989
Les Jupons de la révolution
Role: Scenario Writer
TV • 1989
Lebanon, the Land of Honey and Incense
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1988
The Veiled Man
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1987
The Veiled Man
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1987
Achoura
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984
War on War
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1983
The Little Wars
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1982
The Little Wars
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1982
The Little Wars
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1982
Whispers
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980
We Are All for the Fatherland
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1979
The Story of a Village and a War
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1979
The Most Beautiful of All Mothers
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1978
Greetings to Kamal Jumblatt
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1977
Greetings to Kamal Jumblatt
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1977