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Aly Badrakhan
Ali Badrakhan (born April 25, 1946) is an Egyptian film director and screenwriter, the son of the director Ahmed Badrakhan. He worked as assistant to Fatin Abdel Wahab in ''Land of Hypocrisy'' in 1968, and with Youssef Chahine in the films ''Selection'' in 1971 and ''The Sparrow (1972 film), The Sparrow'' in 1974; his first movie was ''The Love That Was'' (1973) by Soad Hosny. Badrakhan collaborated with Naguib Mahfouz, Salah Jahin, and Ahmed Zaki (actor), Ahmed Zaki. Early life Badrakhan was born to Ahmed Badrakhan who is of Kurdish descent and Salwa Allam in Cairo circa 1946. Filmography See also * Cinema of Egypt *Top 100 Egyptian films Bibliography * Laura U. Marks, Hanan Al-Cinema: Affections for the Moving Image, The MIT Press UK. 2015. *Josef Gugler, Film in the Middle East and North Africa: Creative Dissidence, University of Texas Press Austin, USA. 2011, pages 369. *Terri Ginsberg, Chris Lippard, Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema, Scarecrow Press, UK. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnak (film)
Karnak (translit: Al-Karnak, Egyptian Arabic: الكرنك) is a 1975 Egyptian political film based on a novel written by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz with the same name, and directed by Ali Badrakhan and starring Soad Hosny. It features Salah Zulfikar in a special appearance as Shoukry the rebellious member of parliament. The film includes an ensemble cast that includes Kamal El-Shennawi, Nour El-Sherif, Farid Shawqi, Taheyya Kariokka, Emad Hamdy and Shwikar. ''Karnak'' is listed in the Top 100 films in Egyptian cinema of the 20th century''.'' The film is set against the discussions between the patrons of a café in Cairo, the ''Karnak Café.'' It follows the stories of three individuals during the 1960s, including the Six-Day War (1967), War of Attrition (1967–70) and ends with victory in October War (1973). Plot The film tells about the state of media blackout pursued by the Egyptian regime during the 1960s. In the prison, they are forced to confess to crimes they did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Screenwriters
Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of recorded history ** Egyptian cuisine, the local culinary traditions of Egypt * Egypt, the modern country in northeastern Africa ** Egyptian Arabic, the language spoken in contemporary Egypt ** A citizen of Egypt; see Demographics of Egypt * Ancient Egypt, a civilization from c. 3200 BC to 343 BC ** Ancient Egyptians, ethnic people of ancient Egypt ** Ancient Egyptian architecture, the architectural structure style ** Ancient Egyptian cuisine, the cuisine of ancient Egypt ** Egyptian language, the oldest known language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family * Copts, the ethnic Egyptian Christian minority ** Coptic language or Coptic Egyptian, the latest stage of the Egyptian language, spoken in Egypt until the 17th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Film Directors
Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of recorded history ** Egyptian cuisine, the local culinary traditions of Egypt * Egypt, the modern country in northeastern Africa ** Egyptian Arabic, the language spoken in contemporary Egypt ** A citizen of Egypt; see Demographics of Egypt * Ancient Egypt, a civilization from c. 3200 BC to 343 BC ** Ancient Egyptians, ethnic people of ancient Egypt ** Ancient Egyptian architecture, the architectural structure style ** Ancient Egyptian cuisine, the cuisine of ancient Egypt ** Egyptian language, the oldest known language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family * Copts, the ethnic Egyptian Christian minority ** Coptic language or Coptic Egyptian, the latest stage of the Egyptian language, spoken in Egypt until the 17th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Births
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura U
Laura may refer to: People * Laura (given name) * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert Places Australia * Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia * Laura Bay, a bay on Eyre Peninsula ** Laura Bay, South Australia, a locality **Laura Bay Conservation Park, a protected area * Laura River (Queensland) * Laura River (Western Australia) Canada * Laura, Saskatchewan Italy * Laura (Capaccio), a village of the municipality of Capaccio, Campania * Laura, Crespina Lorenzana, a village in Tuscany Marshall Islands * Laura, Marshall Islands, an island town in the Majuro Atoll of the Marshall Islands Poland * Laura, Silesian Voivodeship, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Toszek, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland United States * Laura, Illinois * Laura, Indiana * Laura, Kentucky, a city * Laura, Missouri * Laura, Ohio, a small village Arts, media, and entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top 100 Egyptian Films
Top 100 Egyptian films aliases: CIFF 100 Egyptian films or Greatest 100 Egyptian films in 20th century or Top 100 films in the centenary of Egyptian cinema (Egyptian Arabic: قائمة أفضل مئة فيلم في مئوية السينما المصرية) is the result of a referendum in which many Egyptian critics participated in 1996 to choose the 100 best Egyptian films of the 20th century, as part of the activities of the Cairo International Film Festival in its 20th edition, on the occasion of the centenary of Egyptian cinema, which coincides with the first film screening in Egypt in 1896. The films were selected from 1927 (where ''Layla'' was shown, the first Egyptian feature-length film) until 1996, and were announced during the celebration that was held in 1996. The referendum was supervised by the writer Saad Eddin Wahba. Top 10 films Full list Record numbers As an actor and producer, Salah Zulfikar has a share of 13 films in the list, 5 of which as a producer (inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Egypt
The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing film industry based in Cairo, sometimes also referred to as Hollywood on the Nile. Since 1976, the capital has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival, which has been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations.Cairo Film Festival information . There are an additional 12 festivals. Of the more than 4,000 short and feature-length films made in since 1908, more than three-quarters were ian films. Egyptian films are typically spoken in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shepherd And The Women
"Al-Ra'i wal Nisaa", (meaning in English: ''The Shepherd and the Women''), ( ar, الراعي والنساء) is a 1991 Egyptian drama/romance movie, starring Soad Hosni, Yousra and Ahmed Zaki. Plot The story of three women living alone in the desert, but a day they are visited by a young handsome man. Cast * Ahmed Zaki * Souad Hosni as Wafa. * Yousra * Mirna Awards *"1991: "Best Actress Award" for Souad Hosni. Egyptian Cinema Association, Egypt." *"1980: "Best Actress Award" for Souad Hosni. Alexandria International Film Festival, Egypt." See also * Egyptian films of the 1990s * List of Egyptian films of 1991 A list of films produced in Egypt in 1991. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia, see :Egyptian films. External links Egyptian films of 1991at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is ... References *" Shepherd and the women", ( "Al-Rai' wal-Nisaa" in 1991), Egyptian romantic drama films 1991 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunger (1986 Film)
''The Hunger'' (''Al-Go'a'', ''الجوع'') is a 1986 Egyptian drama/romance movie, starring Souad Hosni, Yousra and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz. Plot The movie, based upon the novel of the same name by Naguib Mahfouz, examines the social conditions of Cairenes during the first decade of the twentieth century. In doing so, both the movie and novel deal extensively with the themes of poverty and death. Cast * Soad Hosni as Zubeida * Yousra * Mahmoud Abdel Aziz * Abdel Aziz Makhyoun * Hanan Soliman * Sana’a Younis See also * Egyptian films of the 1980s * List of Egyptian films of 1986 A list of films produced in Egypt in 1986. For an A-Z list of films currently on Wikipedia, see :Egyptian films. External links Egyptian films of 1986at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is ... External links * References Egyptian romantic drama films 1986 films {{Egypt-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People On The Top
''People on the Top'' ( ar, أهل القمة, translit.Ahl el qema) is a 1981 Egyptian drama film directed by Ali Badrakhan. The film is listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films. It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film stars Soad Hosny and Nour El-Sherif.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Soad Hosny * Nour El-Sherif * Ezzat El Alaili See also * Soad Hosny filmography * CIFF Top 100 Egyptian films * List of Egyptian films of the 1980s * List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Egypt has submitted films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1958, when Youssef Chahine's ''Cairo Station'' became both the first African and the first Arab film to contend for the award. The For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafika And Metwali
''Chafika et Metwal'' ("Chafika et Metwal"," Shafika and Metwali "," Shafika wa Metwalli(y)" ("شفيقة و متولي") is a 1979 Egyptian drama/romance film starring Souad Hosni and Ahmed Zaki. It was directed and written by Ali Badrakhan from a story by Salah Jahin. Credits *music = Fouad Al Zawaheri *montage = Said Sheik *released = 1979 *run-time = 2h.5 minutes *country = Egypt *language = Arabic Plot The film was based on a folktale about brother and sister Shafika and Metwally. Where the wayward sister (Souad Hosni) escapes her petty existence in a small Upper Egyptian village and moves to the city. Chafika's poverty finally takes her to acquire a bad reputation as a belly dancer and kept woman. Badrakhan gave the story an unconventional socio-political edge by setting it at the middle of the 19th century, when depraved Egyptian Pashas stopped at nothing to increase their wealth and influence, even if it meant trading in their own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
