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French Film Magazine Re-Trains Spotlight on Shahin’s Masterpiece ‘Al Asfour’On the 50th anniversary of the release of its first issue in 1951, a French cinema magazine organized a ceremony that included the screening of 50 films at the Parisian hall Arlican. The films represented the magazine and its editors’ top choices over 50 years at the rate of one film per year, according to the daily Al Hayat.The Arab cinema had its share of this significant ceremony, as the movie “Al Asfour” (The Bird) by Yousef Shahin was chosen to represent the Arabic film industry in 1973. The French magazine gave a full account of the film, saying, “It is a plot that begins in the form of a detective story about a thief who hides in the mountains, but who quickly finds himself surrounded with questions.” These questions, the magazine added, “appear to be metaphysical and political. This is exactly the same situation of soldiers in the Sinai desert who waited for an imaginary enemy, and as a result started suspecting the presence of such an enemy. The accused appears in the investigation as nonrepresentational.” “The film, which tackles the question of meaninglessness, is one of Shahin’s films in which he had mastered better than the others the overlapping political scenario. “Shahin knew how to add real touches to the film, which may appear more complicated than it should be,” continued the magazine -- b5b41f.com Elham Shahin Practices Saaedi Accent for ‘Al-Qawmy’ SeriesEgyptian star Elham Shahin is very busy nowadays trying to practice the “Saaedi” accent in preparation for her upcoming role in the new TV series “Al-Qawmy”.Egyptian Censors Omit Israeli Flag Scene From ‘Shabab A’la al Hawa’The chief Egyptian censor denounced the turmoil sparked by the director of the film Shabab A’la al Hawa, in protest for the omission by the censors of the film’s scenes that convict Israel.Gala Fahmi’s Artistic Hibernation Baffles DirectorsEgyptian actress Gala Fahmi has suddenly decided to stay away from acting until further notice in order to “reorganize herself”New York Times Calls Shahin Film ‘Reckless, Buoyant Hodgepodge’Egyptian director Yousef Shahin’s new film Sukout Hansawar (Silence…We're Rolling) was recently screened at the New York Film Festival 2001, drawing slightly befuddled but largely positive reviews.Omar al Sherif to Shoot ‘Devilish Whispers’ Based on Mahfouz’s StoryEgyptian director Nader Galal has nominated film star Omar al Sherif for the starring role in his upcoming film Hamasat Shaitaniya (Devilish Whispers) based on Naguib Mahfouz’s story.‘Wedding by Presidential Decree’ Calls for Change of RegimeThe Egyptian comedy film Gawaz Bi Qarar Gomhuri (Wedding by Presidential Decree) includes a call for the president to change the regime for the interests of the working class in the country.Sadat’s Ghost Threatens Comedy FilmsThe Egypt Distribution Company is asking three comedy stars, Adel Imam, Mohammed Heneidi and Alaa Waley Eddin, to postpone the release of at least one of their films to lessen box-office competition this summerEgyptian Box Office Receipts to Fuel IntifadaThe team behind a new Egyptian movie, Ashab Wala Business (Friends or Business), has decided to contribute a day’s box office revenues each week to the Palestinian cause. |
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