Women Who Loved Cinema

Six strong-willed women whose adventurous streak changed the face of film industry in early twentieth century Egypt – a time when the country was, despite the liberal ripples, still steeped in conservative tradition. The film shows how these women, different as they were in class and social background, broke taboos and dismissed conventional wisdom to fulfill their overpowering passion for filmmaking. Women Who Loved Cinema takes us to the past and brings us, seamlessly, to the present day. Aziza ... Fatema ... Behidja ... Amina ... Assia … Mary... theirs is a story that will remain indelibly etched in the memory of Egyptian cinema.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

116 min

Cast:

Nadia Wassef, Kamal Abul Ela, Amina Rizk

Quality:

HD

Director:

Marianne Khoury

Release:

2002

Country:

Egypt, France, Denmark

Rating:

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