The Nile and the Life (Egyptian Arabic: النيل و الحياه translit: El Nil w el Hayah) is a 1968 Egyptian-Soviet film starring Salah Zulfikar and directed by Youssef Chahine.[1][2][3][4]
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| Egyptian Arabic | النيل والحياة |
| Directed by | Youssef Chahine |
| Screenplay by | |
| Starring | Salah Zulfikar |
| Music by | Aram Khachaturian |
Production company | Cairo Cinema • Mosfilm Mosco |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 mins |
| Country | Egypt |
| Languages | Egyptian Arabic Russian |
Plot
editThe film painted a picture of Egyptian society, as well as Soviet workers upon embarking on the dangerous project of building the High Dam. The film presents a vision of a nation deeply rooted in unity, as well as diversity. The film also presents a vision of a renewed image of the Egyptian nation, and inadvertently acknowledges a new understanding of its political goals and objectives, and how this affects the person within it.
Production
editIn 1964, the Egyptian General Corporation for Cinema and Television had commissioned director Youssef Chahine to direct a huge colorful film glorifying the project of building the High Dam, but after the filming of the first film (The Nile and the Life) was finished in 1968, the General Film Organization rejected it, as opposed to the Russian side. The film was not shown in Egypt or abroad until the year 1999, when the film was later shown in France and was admired by the French audience and eventually shown in Egypt as well and earned critical recognition.
Main cast
edit- Salah Zulfikar
- Igor Vladimirov
- Emad Hamdy
- Madiha Salem
- Valeria Ivashkov
- Vladimir Ivashov
- Valentina Khoutsenko
- Saif Abdul Rahman
- Abdul Majeed Barraqa
- Tawfiq Al-Daqn
- Zouzou Mady
- Youri Kamerny
- Svetalna Igoun
- Hassan Mustafa
- Mushira Ismail
- Mohamed Morched
- Mabrouka
References
edit- ^ Soviet Film. Sovexportfilm. 1969.
- ^ Once Upon A Time The Nile / The Nile and Life (1968), retrieved 2021-09-14
- ^ Restaurations et tirages de la Cinémathèque française (in French). La Cinʹemathèque. 1988. ISBN 978-2-900596-08-1.
- ^ قاسم, محمود (2017-01-01). اللوحة والشاشة .. قراءة فى علاقة السينما بالفن التشكيلى (in Arabic). وكالة الصحافة العربية.