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The revolution reshapes Egyptian cinema
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The revolution reshapes Egyptian cinema

“After 25 January, Egypt changed,” has become a common pronouncement. And Egyptian cinema has started to adjust. Before the revolution,…
‘Arna’s Children’: The life and work of Juliano Mer-Khamis
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‘Arna’s Children’: The life and work of Juliano Mer-Khamis

On Thursday night, Artellewa art space held a screening of “Arna’s Children,” a 2004 documentary by the late Juliano Mer-Khamis.…
Mapping Subjectivity: Arab cinema tours the world
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Mapping Subjectivity: Arab cinema tours the world

While the uprisings in the Arab world have scarcely left the television screens of global audiences in recent weeks, a…
Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo re-opens with mafia movies
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Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo re-opens with mafia movies

As part of life gradually returning to normal, the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo has resumed its activities. It has…
Arab uprisings raise hope, doubts among filmmakers
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Arab uprisings raise hope, doubts among filmmakers

Popular uprisings that toppled veteran leaders in the Arab world have raised hopes among north African filmmakers that the winds…
Year Ender: Best overlooked cinema
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Year Ender: Best overlooked cinema

“Boy” (New Zealand). Coming-of-age films are usually little more than a list of calculated clichés— the loss of innocence, the…
Scrubbed: Sex free Egyptian movies
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Scrubbed: Sex free Egyptian movies

In the mid 1940s, when prominent (though untalented) Egyptian actor Anwar Wagdy openly bragged to journalists about the famous actresses…
Festival Films, digital category: Egypt’s ‘The Door’
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Festival Films, digital category: Egypt’s ‘The Door’

The Digital Cinema category in the Cairo International Film Festival is one not readily recognized by your average film-goer, and…
Festival Films: France’s ‘Copacabana’
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Festival Films: France’s ‘Copacabana’

Renowned French actress Isabelle Huppert plays Babou in Marc Fitoussi’s latest feature comedy, “Copacabana,” the only French production entered in…
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Egypt’s ‘Lust’
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Festival Films, critic’s pick: Egypt’s ‘Lust’

“Al-Shouq” (Lust) is the latest addition to a relatively new trend in Egyptian cinema: movies that realistically follow the lives…
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