Film
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Anywhere but here, Correspondences #4, part of Unfortunately it was paradise
Anywhere but here, Correspondences #4, part of Unfortunately it was paradise, a collaboration between AIN and locus Athens looking at films by Greek filmmaker Alexis Damianos and Egyptian filmmaker Ahmed Fawzy Saleh
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The thin thread between misogyny and emancipation
Essay reflecting on Henry Barakat's The Thin Thread (1971), based on a novella by Ihsan Abdel Quddous, by the same name.
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Poison into medicine: On watching Poisonous Roses
Review of Ahmed Fawzi Saleh's Posionous Roses (2018)
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Egypt’s Cinematic Gems: The Open Door
Review of Henry Barakat's The Open Door (1963) based on Latifa al-Zayat's novel with the same name, published in 1960
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Egypt’s Cinematic Gems: Love’s Last Story
Review of Raafat al-Mihi's Love's Last Story (1986)
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Changing art forms, from page to screen: Women in 3 post-independence films
Essay reflecting on three films in post-indepednence period, Hassan al-Imam’s Midaq Alley (1963), Hussam al-Din Mostafa’s film Al-Nathara al-Sawdaa (Black Shades, 1963) and Henry Barakat’s Al-Haram (The Sin, 1965) were adapted from literary works by Naguib Mahfouz, Ihsan Abdel Quddous and Yusuf Idris respectively and their treatment of women
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Egypt’s cinematic gems: Love Over the Pyramid Plateau
Review of the film, Love Over the Pyramid Plateau (1986), directed by Atef El Tayeb. Based on Naguib Mahfouz's short story (1979) by the same name.
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Egypt’s cinematic gems: I Want a Solution
Review of the film, I Want A Solution (1975), directed by Said Marzouk
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Egypt’s cinematic gems: The Piper
Review of the film, The Piper (1985) by Atef El Tayeb
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Egypt’s cinematic gems: You and Me and the Hours of the Journey
Review of the film You and Me and the Hours of the Journey (1988) and directed by Mohamed Nabih
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Egypt’s cinematic gems: Something of a Torture
Review of the film A Bit of Torment (1969) directed by Salah Abou Seif