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La dame du Caire

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La dame du Caire
سيدة القاهرة (Sayyidatul Qahira)
Directed byMoumen Smihi
Written byBechir Adik, Moumen Smihi
StarringYoussra, Gamil Ratib, Nabil Halafaoui
CinematographyTarek Telemsani
Edited byYoussef Mellakh
Music byGeorges Kazazian
Production
company
Imago Films International
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryMorocco
LanguageMoroccan Arabic

La dame du Caire (English: The Lady from Cairo, Arabic: سيدة القاهرة) is a 1991 Moroccan film directed by Moumen Smihi.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It was filmed and produced in Egypt alongside Egyptian artists.[8][9]

Synopsis

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Jawhara, a young peasant girl from the Nile, becomes a famous singer and relocates to Cairo. Fame, money and love cannot make her forget the passion she feels for her twin brother.[10][11]

Cast

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  • Youssra
  • Gamil Ratib
  • Nabil Halafaoui
  • Mahmoud Himida
  • Abdelaziz Makhioune

References

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  1. ^ "Africiné - Dame du Caire (La)". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  2. ^ "Films | Africultures : Dame du Caire (La)". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  3. ^ Tate. "Moumen Smihi 3: The Lady from Cairo – Film at Tate Modern". Tate. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  4. ^ ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  6. ^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionnaire des cinéastes africains de long métrage (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-84586-958-5.
  7. ^ Leaman, Oliver (2003-12-16). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-66252-4.
  8. ^ Smihi, Moumen (1991-12-31). "Un cinéaste marocain au Caire". Égypte/Monde arabe (8): 49–62. doi:10.4000/ema.1203. ISSN 1110-5097.
  9. ^ Armes, Roy (2005). Postcolonial Images: Studies in North African Film. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-21744-8.
  10. ^ Fowler, Catherine (2006-09-13). Representing the Rural: Space, Place, and Identity in Films about the Land. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-3562-8.
  11. ^ Merolla, Daniela; Zerad, Kamal Nait; Ameziane, Amar (2019-11-04). Les cinémas berbères: De la méconnaissance aux festivals nationaux (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 978-2-8111-2311-6.
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