Selma S
(Artwork in cover by Mohamed Melehi)
Diary of a Country Priest
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Diary of a Country Priest
(Journal d'un curé de campagne)
An inexperienced, sickly priest struggles to navigate the rural French community he is assigned to serve.
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- France • 1951
- Director Robert Bresson
- Cast Claude Laydu, Jean Riveyre, Adrien Borel, Rachel Bérendt, Nicole Maurey, Nicole Ladmiral
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
One of the best movies on a religious experience and struggle; one that encapsulates the estrangement from the social world. Reminiscent of Kierkegaard's "Fear and Trembling"
The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
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The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
(Les trois disparitions de Soad Hosni)
Through filmic montage, the life of Egyptian screen legend Soad Hosni who mysteriously died is retold.
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- Lebanon, France • 2011
- Director Rania Stephan
- Cast Soad Hosny
- Genre Documentary
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One of the most profound montages of archival footage I have ever seen. The film incredibly corresponds fiction and imagination with the very real historical trajectories happening during Hosni's prolific career. A deep-dive into one of the most mysterious and well-known legends of Egyptian cinema that transformed my perception of cinema itself.
Trances
(El hal)
The story of Nass El Ghiwane, the "Rolling Stones of Africa."