A classic film of Egyptian cinema, marking the beginning of the realist tradition: Boy meets girl, but unlike most early films the boy is a credible representation of a young man from a traditional quarter. Anwar Wagdi plays the upper-class fop against whom the hero is contrasted.
DETERMINATION aka RESOLUTION / AL-AZIMAH
A film by Kamal Salim, Egypt, 1939; 108 minutes
Director: Kamal Selim
FESTIVALS / AWARDS
1996| The Centennial of Arab Cinema | Lincoln Center | New York, USA
* Sélection
Screening time: Friday, November 1: 2 pm
Screening time: Tuesday, November 5: 4:30 and 9 pm
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