Khorma – The Foolish Crier, Tunisia

2/9/2016

Stories of fools are likely as old as the telling of stories themselves, second only to those of powerful heroes …

Women say: Hands Off! — Three Films of the Changing Conversation in Islam

1/26/2016

The long fight for autonomy, independence and freedom against enemies canny and brutal, is one of the most popular subjects …

Enough! — Algerian Film Maker looks at War

1/13/2016

Djamila Sahraoui (b 1950) Algerian born director, now living in France was 41 when the thirteen year civil war erupted in …

Halfaouine: Boy of The Terraces –Coming of Age in Tunis, 1990

1/12/2016

Every once in a while the unexpected out does itself. In Halfouine, Ferid Boughedir’s small 1990 movie from Tunis not …

The Wedding Song — In Tunis As the Nazis Come

5/12/2012

The Wedding Song [2008] is a deeply felt film of young women’s friendship under the extreme stress of wartime as …

Inch’ Allah Dimanche: Algerian Immigrants to France

6/16/2011

Immigration is big in the news these days – mostly the opposition to it– around the world. It is absolutely …

The Mother of the Bride – Screwball Comedy from Egypt, 1967

3/23/2011

Comedies of family life have been a regular feature of movies and television in the US from the 1950s right …

Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady — Egypt, 1951

3/2/2011

Egypt as Egyptian movie goers saw it in 1951 (1949?) in Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady [also known as Little …

There’s A Man in Our House — Egypt

2/28/2011

We’re familiar enough with movies about daring resistance fighters in wars or to oppressive regimes –if they are French, Spanish, …

Alexandria: Again and Forever –Youssef Chahine and Changing Egypt

2/19/2011

Alexandria is one of the fabled cities of history, the ancient jewel of Egypt, a cross roads for Mediterranean trade since boats …

Struggle on the Nile: Three Tough Guys and a Dame in Egypt

2/16/2011

In Struggle on the Nile, a 1959 movie from the golden age of Egyptian cinema, you will encounter a young …

A Citizen, A Detective & A Thief: Comic Relief in Egyptian Cinema

2/15/2011

Up to this film I was prepared to believe Egyptian movies only dealt with serious matters in serious ways. Adrift …

All In One Boat

~ And Heading Through the Straits of Messina

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