Tag Archives: Cinema
Nour Al-Sharif (1946 – 2015) Posted by Fisal on Aug 13, 2015
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Today, we are going to read a short biography السيرة الذاتية of one of the most influential artists فنانين in Egypt and the Arab world. Nour Al-Sharif نور الشريف , as he was nicknamed, is a famous contemporary معاصر Egyptian actor ممثل. His birth name is Muhammad Gabir Abdallah محمد…
Shadi Abdel-Salam: (1930 – 1986) Posted by Fisal on Mar 18, 2015
Ahlan Arabic lovers! Last Sunday, Google showed a picture inspired by the pharaonic civilization showing a Pharaoh فــرعــون sitting on his throne عــرش with the crown تــاج on his head and the Lotus flower (symbol of life and eternity) under the throne. In front of the pharaoh but in a lower level, a person was…
Fareed Shawky: (1920 – 1998) Posted by Fisal on Jul 30, 2014
Ahlan, Arabic fans! Google celebrates today the 94th birthday of Fareed Shawky Mohammad Abdu. This post is for those of you who don’t know him. Fareed Shawky فــَــريـــد شــَــوْقــِــي was a famous Egyptian actor مــُــمــَــثــِّــل and screen writer كــَــاتــِــبْ ســِــيــنــَــاريــُــو and film producer مــُــنــْــتــِـــج . He was famous all over the Arab world and Turkey. He spent about…
Ismail Yasin; (1912 – 1972) Posted by Fisal on Sep 16, 2012
Ismail Yasin إسـمــاعــيــــل يــاســيـــن was a very famous Egyptian actor and monologist. He was born on the 15th of September, 1912 in Suez City. His father was a middle class jeweler. His mother died when he was still a little child and his step-mother used to hurt him. Like most children of the time…
Salah Abo-Seif (1915 – 1996) Posted by Fisal on Jun 22, 2012
Salah Abo-Seif صلاح أبو سيف was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors. He is considered to be the Godfather of the realistic cinema السينما الواقعية in Egypt. Many of his films are considered Egyptian classics. Seventeen films of those that he directed were adapted from Arabic novels and short stories. His film…
O, my Birthday; You have come back ! Posted by Fisal on Feb 3, 2012
Most of us have had some sad experience in this life as sadness is a universal feeling. Lots of poets have expressed that feeling and many singers have sung these poems. Today, I am going to present a sad song from the Egyptian movie “A Day without Tomorrow يـَــومٌ بــِـــلا غــَـــدٍ “. The movie…