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A Man In Our House (DVD)The great leading man Omar Sharif (DOCTOR ZHIGAVO) stars in this classic of early 1960s Arab cinema. Adapted from the beloved and acclaimed Ihsan Abdel Qoddous novel, MAN IN OUR HOUSE follows the intriguing tale of Ibrahim, a revolutionary in the underground resistance movement. Hiding from the powers that be, Ibrahim is sheltered by a kind civil servant and his family. Set just before the 1952 revolution against the British colonists, this film encapsulates the zietgeist of a country on the verge of empowerment. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved. |
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The Nightingale's Prayer - SubtitleA poor woman plots revenge against the engineer who soiled her family name in this drama starring Arabian screen sensation Faten Hamama. As tradition and poverty weigh down on Amna (Mamama)'s shoulders following a the desecration of her family honor by a brazen engineer (Ahmed Mazhar), the determined young woman decides to fight back and take back her name despite the grueling battle that lies ahead. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide |
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Fatma - SubtitleAn impoverished nurse falls for the son of a wealthy patient and the repercussions come back to haunt her in this tear-jerking melodrama starring screen diva Umm Kulthum. First impregnated and then abandoned by her callous husband, the lovelorn nurse faces the fight of a lifetime when she is forced to take her husband's rich and influential family to court. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide |
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Adrift on the Nile - SubtitleA young journalist researching a story on a group of hedonistic middle-aged friends is outraged to discover just how socially disconnected the group has become as the 1967 war looms ever closer on the horizon in director Hussein Kamal's atmospheric adaptation of Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz's acclaimed novel. Night after night it's always the same for the self-absorbed group of upper-class Egyptians content to pass away the time dancing, making love, and smoking hashish. Their startling disconnect from reality as painfully obvious to the reporter as it is historically tragic, the group continues their descent of debauchery while remaining blissfully unaware of the turmoil that will soon become to blindingly bright to ignore. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide |
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A Man in Our House - SubtitleBased on the novel by Ihsan Abdel Qoddous, A Man in Our House stars Omar Sharif as a member of the underground resistance to the British occupation of Egypt in the 1940's who seeks refuge from the Political Police in the home of a civil servant and his family. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide |
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Fatma (DVD)FATMA is a rare opportunity to see legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum on the silver screen, where she delivers nine of her most famous songs by innovative composers Mohamed Al Asabgui and Riad Al Sunbati. Kulthum stars as the title character, a poor nurse tending a wealthy patient, whose son she falls in love with and eventually marries. Her rich and powerful husband abandons her while she is pregnant, however, and the disenfranchised woman fights his family in court, facing near-insurmountable odds with courage and strength. Filmed in 1947, this classic film features the diva during her golden period at the height of her career, and this release provides a valuable glimpse into 1940s Egyptian life, culture, and societal structures. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved. |
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