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The Lady from Cairo

01/02/1992

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1hr 43min

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STORY

In 1990, Moumen Smihi briefly re-located to Cairo in order to work in the shadow of one of the world’s largest commercial film industries. The film that resulted from his Cairo sojuourn is a complex, painterly critique of the Egyptian musical and cinema star system. At the same time, the film shows the divergent states of possibility or despair faced by men and women within a changing Egyptian society. Smihi’s film plays out over thirty years and the events of the Nasserite years and the Palestine / Israel conflict become integral to the narrative. By blending newsreel footage with his own lush cinematography, Smihi creates a complex portrait of contemporary Egyptian society in the post-war years.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Ezzat Al Alaily
  • Layla Olwy
  • Sanaa Gamil
  • Yousra
  • Gamil Ratib

    Director

  • Moumen Smihi

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • Egypt

LANGUAGES

  • Arabic

Cast

Ezzat Al Alaily

Layla Olwy

Sanaa Gamil

Yousra

Gamil Ratib

Huda Sultan

Hesham Selim