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Hussein Kamal
Hussein Kamal () (17 August 1932 – 24 March 2003) was an Egyptian television, film and theatre director. He is considered to be an important director of traditional Egyptian cinema. One of his most famous films is ''Chitchat on the Nile'' (1971), a critique of the decadence of Egyptian society during the Nasser era. His 1972 film '' Empire M'' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival in 1973. Selected filmography Film * '' The Impossible'' (1965) * ''A Taste of Fear'' (1969) * '' My Father Up on the Tree'' (1969) * ''Chitchat on the Nile'' (1971) * '' Empire M'' (1972) Television * ''The Return of the Spirit The Return of the Spirit also known as The Soul Return ( arz, عودة الروح, aliases: Return of the Spirit or Return of Soul or The Return of Consciousness, translit: ''Awdat Al-Roh'', French: ''Retour de l'Esprit'') is a 1977 Egyptian ...'' (1977) References External links * 1932 births 2003 deaths Egyptian film directors [...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] |
Empire M
''Empire M'' ( ar, إمبراطورية ميم, translit. Emberatoriet meem) is a 1972 Egyptian drama film directed by Hussein Kamal. The film was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival in 1973. It was also selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Faten Hamama as Mother (Mona) * Ahmed Mazhar * Dawlad Abiad as Granny * Seif Abol Naga as Mostafa (as Khaled Abol Naga) * Hesham Selim as Son * Hayat Kandeel as Daughter See also * List of submissions to the 46th 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Births
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The Spirit
The Return of the Spirit also known as The Soul Return ( arz, عودة الروح, aliases: Return of the Spirit or Return of Soul or The Return of Consciousness, translit: ''Awdat Al-Roh'', French: ''Retour de l'Esprit'') is a 1977 Egyptian drama miniseries starring Salah Zulfikar and directed by Hussein Kamal. The series is based on the 1933 novel written by Tawfiq Al-Hakim under the same name. Plot A young man who lives with his father's family of three uncles, who all fall in love with their neighbor who does not care about one of them, but she loves a neighbor in the same house, which makes one of the women do black magic to separate them, and suddenly Egyptian Revolution of 1919. The neighbors' situation changes and they decide to participate in the revolution, but they are arrested and they are all placed in one prison, then they fall ill and are taken to the hospital in one room, and each one begins to recall his memories. Novel adaptation The novel inspired by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abi Foq Al-Shagara
''Abi foq al-Shagara'' (My Father Up on the Tree), is a 1969 Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian drama musical romantic film directed by Hussein Kamal and produced by Abdel Halim Hafez for Sawt al-Fann. The film stars Abdel Halim Hafez and Nadia Lutfi in lead roles where as Mervat Amin, Jenita Furneau, Samir Sabri and Salah Nazmi made supportive roles. The film has been shot in and around Alexandria, Egypt. The film became a blockbuster of that year particularly due to many kissing scenes. The film is considered one of the best films ever made in Egypt. It was the final film appearance by lead actor Abdel Halim Hafez before his death on March 30, 1977 due to liver failure as a complication from ''Schistosoma mansoni''. Plot Cast * Abdel Halim Hafez as Adel * Nadia Lutfi as Firdaus * Mervat Amin as Amaal * Samir Sabri as Ashraf * Salah Nazmi as Khamis * Amira as Ahlam * Nabila El Sayed * Imad Hamdi as Kamal * Hamed Morsi as Abdel Mawjood * Mahmoud Rashad * Nahed Samir References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Taste Of Fear
A Taste of Fear (aliases: Something of Fear or A Bit of Fear or Something from Fear or A Touch of Fear, Egyptian Arabic: ''شئ من الخوف'', translit: ''Shey Min El Khouf'' or ''Shey min al-Khouf'') is a 1969 Egyptian film directed by Hussein Kamal and produced by Salah Zulfikar. The film is based on a short story by the great writer Tharwat Abaza, but the greatest credit for the political projections is the result of the modifications made by Abdel Rahman El-Abnudi to the script. The film was filmed in black and white, despite the possibility of filming in color, due to the spread of color films at this time, due to the director Hussein Kamal's exploitation of black and white shades in a skill that would not have been possible if it had been filmed in color. The film was nominated for the Moscow International Film Festival best film award. ''A Taste of Fear'' is listed in the CIFF Top 100 Egyptian films of the 20th century. Plot The story takes place in an Egyptian villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Impossible (1965 Film)
''The Impossible'' ( ar, المستحيل, translit. ''El Mustahil'') is a 1965 Egyptian drama film starring Nadia Lutfi and directed by Hussein Kamal. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 38th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. ''The Impossible'' is a member of the Top 100 Egyptian films list.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Nadia Lutfi * Kamal el-Shennawi * Salah Mansour See also * CIFF Top 100 Egyptian films * List of Egyptian films of the 1960s * List of submissions to the 38th 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 Foreign ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Moscow International Film Festival
The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by Ludmil Staikov. Jury * Sergei Bondarchuk (USSR - President of the Jury) * Aleksey Batalov (USSR) * Julio Bracho (Mexico) * Paulin Soumanou Vieyra (Senegal) * Jerzy Hoffman (Poland) * Antonín Kachlík (Czechoslovakia) * René Clément (France) * Gina Lollobrigida (Italy) * Károly Makk (Hungary) * Kurt Maetzig (East Germany) * Toshiro Mifune (Japan) * Tolomush Okeyev (USSR) * George Stevens (USA) * Christo Christov (Bulgaria) * Kamal El Sheikh (Egypt) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden Prize: ** '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' by Vytautas Žalakevičius ** '' Affection'' by Ludmil Staikov * Golden Prize for Direction: Stanley Kramer for '' Oklahoma Crude'' * Special Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, . (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year. Following a 1954 attempt on his life by a Muslim Brotherhood member, he cracked down on the organization, put President Mohamed Naguib under house arrest and assumed executive office. He was formally elected president in June 1956. Nasser's popularity in Egypt and the Arab world skyrocketed after his nationalization of the Suez Canal Company and his political victory in the subsequent Suez Crisis, known in Egypt as the ''Tripartite Aggression''. Calls for pan-Arab unity under his leadership increased, culminating with the formation of the United Arab Republic with Syria from 1958 to 1961. In 1962, Nasser began a series of major socialist measures and modernization reforms in Egypt. Despite setba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.9 million, is the 12th-largest in the world by population. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat, a settlement founded after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon. Under the Fatimid dynasty a new city, ''al-Qāhirah'', was founded nearby in 969. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries). Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitchat On The Nile
''Chitchat on the Nile'' ( ar, ثرثرة فوق النيل) (''Adrift on the Nile'') is a 1971 film based on the 1966 novel ''Adrift on the Nile'' by Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz. The film is a member in Top 100 Egyptian films list. Plot The film addresses the decadence of Egyptian society during the Gamal Abdel Nasser era. It tells the story of a simple Egyptian civil servant, Anis (played by Emad Hamdi), who cannot tolerate the hypocrisy of the Egyptian government (for whom he works at the Ministry of Health) and the illiteracy of the Egyptian public and decides to hide from all the problems in the country by taking up smoking hashish in a shisha, a popular smoking habit in Egypt, to escape from reality. Anis (who used to work as a teacher) meets with an old student, Ragab (actor Ahmed Ramzy), by chance. Ragab invites him to the small boat in the Nile. And Anis discovers soon enough that he is not the only person who smokes shisha but a bunch of other e ... [...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] |
