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Women Who Loved Cinema (2002)
Directed by Marianne Khoury
Documentary · 1h 56m
Six strong-willed women whose adventurous streak changed the face of film industry in early twentieth century Egypt – a time when the country was, despite the liberal ripples, still steeped in conservative tradition. The film shows how these women, different as they were in class and social background, broke taboos and dismissed conventional wisdom to fulfill their overpowering passion for filmmaking. Women Who Loved Cinema takes us to the past and brings us, seamlessly, to the present day. Aziza ... Fatema ... Behidja ... Amina ... Assia … Mary... theirs is a story that will remain indelibly etched in the memory of Egyptian cinema.
Cast
Kamal Abul Ela
Amina Rizk
Youssef Chahine
Nader Galal
Kamla Abu Zekry
Hala Khalil
Ahmad Fouad
Crew
- Director
- Marianne Khoury
- Writer
- Marianne Khoury
- Original Music Composer
- Tamer Karawan
- Producer
- Humbert Balsan, Marianne Khoury, Gabriel Khoury
Details
- Original title
- Ashiqat al-Cinema
- Release date
- 2002-06-28
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic
- Countries
- Egypt, France, Denmark
- Production
- MISR International Films, Ognon Pictures, Zentropa Entertainments