''I Love Cinema'' ( arz, بحب السيما, baḥebb es-sīma ) is a 2004
Egyptian film
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 Intern ...
directed by
Osama Fawzy starring
Mahmoud Hemaidah and
Laila Elwi
Laila Ahmed Eloui (born January 4, 1962 in Cairo), sometimes credited as Laila Eloui, Laila Olwy, Laila Elwi, and Laila Elwy ( ar, ليلى علوي), is an Egyptian actress. She has starred in more than 70 movies and has been honored at Egyptian ...
. A comedy-drama with an emphasis on social, cultural and religion-related problems in Egyptian society, and introducing art as a savior.
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Plot
An Egyptian child living in Cairo discovers life and his passion towards cinema, living with his sexually frustrated mother and his hardline orthodox
Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to:
Religion
* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pag ...
father who believes many things in life are sinful, including cinema.
Cast
* Laila Elwi
Laila Ahmed Eloui (born January 4, 1962 in Cairo), sometimes credited as Laila Eloui, Laila Olwy, Laila Elwi, and Laila Elwy ( ar, ليلى علوي), is an Egyptian actress. She has starred in more than 70 movies and has been honored at Egyptian ...
: Ne'mat
* Mahmood Hemaidah: Adly
* Youssef Osman: Na'eem
* Menna Shalabi
Menna Shalabi, also spelled Shalaby ( ar, منة شلبي; born Mennah Hesham Shalabi on 24 July 1981) is an Egyptian actress featured in numerous cinema and TV productions, among them the TV series ''Every Week Has a Friday''.
Awards
Menna Sh ...
: Nousa Boushra
* Edward
* Aida Abdel Aziz: Ne'mat's mother
* Nadia Rafeek: Adly's mother
* Mohamed Dardeery: School principal
* Raouf Mustafa
* Zaki Fateen Abdel Wahab
Awards
The movie was selected as Egypt's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
See also
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References
External links
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2004 films
Egyptian comedy-drama films
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