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So, just for fun, which Egyptian movies do you wish that one of the production companies would digitally remaster and release on DVD with English subtitles? And why?
Here's my list:
* Doctor Farhat. Because I'd like to see Tahia Carioca dancing in her very first movie, the first movie to ever feature a belly dancer.
* Malikat al-Masarih (Queen of the Theaters). Because I'd like to see the whole movie (not just the dance clip) in which Badia Masabny had a role.
* Khally Balak Men Zouzou. Because I really like the movie, but the version currently available on DVD has horrid subtitles that are nearly impossible to read, and it's just a dump to DVD of a faded VHS original.
* Tamra Henna. Because I love this movie, but the version currently available on DVD has blurry image quality and I'd like to have a nice, clear image of Naima Akef to enjoy.
* Mohammed Ali Street. I read a plot synopsis in a book that made me want to see the movie.
* Shafiqa el Koptiyya. I'm curious to see how this legendary dancer's life was depicted in the biopic about her.
* al-Raqissa al-Tabal (Dancer and the Drummer). Someone else who saw this movie told me about it, and it made me want to see it.
What is everyone else's wish list?
Here's my list:
* Doctor Farhat. Because I'd like to see Tahia Carioca dancing in her very first movie, the first movie to ever feature a belly dancer.
* Malikat al-Masarih (Queen of the Theaters). Because I'd like to see the whole movie (not just the dance clip) in which Badia Masabny had a role.
* Khally Balak Men Zouzou. Because I really like the movie, but the version currently available on DVD has horrid subtitles that are nearly impossible to read, and it's just a dump to DVD of a faded VHS original.
* Tamra Henna. Because I love this movie, but the version currently available on DVD has blurry image quality and I'd like to have a nice, clear image of Naima Akef to enjoy.
* Mohammed Ali Street. I read a plot synopsis in a book that made me want to see the movie.
* Shafiqa el Koptiyya. I'm curious to see how this legendary dancer's life was depicted in the biopic about her.
* al-Raqissa al-Tabal (Dancer and the Drummer). Someone else who saw this movie told me about it, and it made me want to see it.
What is everyone else's wish list?
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Re: Just for fun - Egyptian movies wish list?
Tue, January 29, 2008 - 12:02 AMI have most of these. :-)
- Al-Raqissa Al-Tabal stars Nabila Ebeid and the late Ahmed Zaki. Great movie! Zizi Moustafa is also in that movie but only as a cameo appearance.
- I just saw Mohamed Ali Street again, and taped it again.
- I also have Tammerhenna with Na'eema Akef, Rushdi Abaza, Estifan Rosti, Zeinat Sedki, and Ahmed Ramzy. Khally Belak Min Zouzou DOES need better subtitles.
- Malikat Al-Masarih is no longer even available; I was told it doesn't even exist. Badiya Al Masabni produced two movies. The other one is Layali al Qahira (Nights of Cairo). That one, I'm told, doesn't exist anymore either.
- Hend Rostom played Chafiqa El Qoubtiya. Lovely as a dancer. Many of these dance scenes are in the DVD I made of her.
I need to make a list of the movies I do have -- about 500 of them. I loved the movie, The Puppeteer, with Omar Sherif. What a great actor, even in his late fifties, early sixties. As soon as I make an inventory of the movies I have, I will list them.
