''Mother of the Bride'' ( ar, أم العروسة,
translit. Omm el aroussa) is a 1963 Egyptian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Atef Salem
Atef Salem ( arz, عاطف سالم; 23 July 1927 – 30 July 2002) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 32 films between 1954 and 2001. Many of his films were scripted by the novelist Naguib Mahfouz.Adel Darwish, 'Obituary: Atef Salem ...
.
The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
37th Academy Awards
The 37th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1964. For the first time, an award was presented in the field of makeup.
The Best Picture winner of 1964, director George Cukor's ''My Fair Lady'', was about the transformative training o ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Plot
Zeinab and Hussein are the hard-working parents of a family in
Cairo
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. One day, their daughter announces that she is getting
married
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
. When Zeinab and Hussein meet the groom's parents, the latter make a series of over-the-top demands for the wedding.
Cast
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Taheya Cariocca
Taheyya Kariokka ( ar, تحية كاريوكا) also Tahiya Carioca (born Badaweya Mohamed Kareem Ali Elnedany), (February 22, 1915 – September 20, 1999) was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress.
Early life
Born in the Egypti ...
as Zeinab
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Imad Hamdi
Emad Hamdy ( ar, عماد حمدي, ; November 25, 1909 – January 28, 1984) was an Egyptians, Egyptian actor. He was married to the Egyptian actress Shadia between 1953 and 1956. And between 1962 and 1975 he was married to the Egyptian actre ...
as Hussein
*
Yousuf Shaaban
Yousuf Shaaban Al-Busaidi ( ar, يوسف شعبان يوسف شعبان البوسعيدي; born 4 November 1984), commonly known as Yousuf Shaaban, is an Omani footballer who plays for Dhofar S.C.S.C.
Club career
In 2011, he moved to Barka-b ...
as Jalal
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Hassan Youssef as Shafiq
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Madiha Salem
Madiha Salem ( ar, مديحة سالم; 2 October 1944 – 19 November 2015) was an Egyptian actress who appeared in 29 films, and 13 radio and TV serials. She is known for playing the "dreamy teenager" in Egyptian classics from the 1960s.
Early ...
as Nabila
See also
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References
External links
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1963 films
1963 comedy films
1960s Arabic-language films
Egyptian black-and-white films
Films directed by Atef Salem
Egyptian comedy films
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