Between the 1930s and the 1960s, the Egyptian cinema industry was at its height, producing hundreds of black-and-white comedies, dramas, and romances, many of which became enduring classics, much loved and watched over and over throughout the Arab world in cinemas and on television. Whatever the genre, love was always a central theme--ideal love, impossible love, love won, love lost. Here in this sumptuous, large-format treatment, Sherif Boraie has gathered over a hundred promotional stills from more than eighty great ...
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Between the 1930s and the 1960s, the Egyptian cinema industry was at its height, producing hundreds of black-and-white comedies, dramas, and romances, many of which became enduring classics, much loved and watched over and over throughout the Arab world in cinemas and on television. Whatever the genre, love was always a central theme--ideal love, impossible love, love won, love lost. Here in this sumptuous, large-format treatment, Sherif Boraie has gathered over a hundred promotional stills from more than eighty great Egyptian movies. In glorious black-and-white, stars who are household names from Casablanca to Baghdad pucker or pout, cower or scowl, clinch or croon, scheme or triumph. There are the divas and the crooners: Umm Kulthum, Laila Murad, Abd al-Halim Hafez, Farid al-Atrash; the leading ladies: Faten Hamama, Suad Husni; the leading men: Omar Sharif, Rushdi Abaza; the dancers: Naima Akif, Tahiya Carioca; the villains: Tawfiq al-Diqn, Mahmoud al-Meligui; and the comics: Mary Munib, Isma'il Yasin. Not to mention the child star Fayruz, the people's hero Farid Shawqi, and the magnificent Hind Rustum. Introduced and captioned in English and Arabic, this book of the greatest and the best of Egyptian cinema will appeal to classic film lovers everywhere.
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Add this copy of The Golden Years of Egyptian Film, Cinema Cairo, 1936 to cart. $150.00, very good condition, Sold by Chamblin Bookmine rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Jacksonville, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by American University in Cairo Press.
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Very Good. 236pp. Pictorial boards, white lettering on spine and front board. Text in English and Arabic and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board corner bumps.
Add this copy of The Golden Years of Egyptian Film Cinema Cairo 1936 to cart. $195.00, like new condition, Sold by Design Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by American University in Cairo Press,.
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Fine. This is a fine hardcover copy bound in gray black illustrated boards. Completely clean. Text in English and Arabic. Edited by Sherif Boraie. With contributions by Rafik El-Sabban, Mustafa Darwish, and Yasser Alwan. Illustrated in black & white with photographs from the archives of Studio Bakr. 10" high X 13" wide, 236 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
