Many Egyptian films have tackled the issues of identity, integration and marginalization in light of migration from the village to the city. The closing scenes of two films, The Caller (1975) and Missing Person (1984), express two contrasting narratives that highlight and reinforce the rural-urban social divide in the Egyptian context.
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Between the early 1930s and early 1960s, Egyptian cinema produced over 300 musicals. Many of these films were box office hits, with singer-actors emerging as Arab idols and their iconic portraits spanning walls and billboards of major Arab cities.
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Ahmed Zaki achieved international fame as one of the most talented and acclaimed actors of modern Egyptian cinema. Explore his most iconic roles and extraordinary transformations through posters of some of his most beloved films.
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Western cinema's stereotype images transcend far from the Arab world’s reality. They are often based on directors’ attribution, who have formed their opinions of the Arab world through the readings of Western Orientalist books.
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