Laila (1927)

Original title

ليلى

Directed by

Stefan Rosti, Vedat Örfi Bengü, Aziza Amir

Genre

romance, drama

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Egyptian silent film from 1927 tells the story of a young woman named Laila. She gets caught between love and family duty. It is the first feature-length movie made in Egypt.

historicsilentromanticdramaticslow-pacedperiod-pieceemotional

What happens

Laila is a 1927 Egyptian silent film directed by Stephan Rosti and Wedad Orfi. It stars Aziza Amir, Stephan Rosti and Assia Dagher. It is the first feature-length Egyptian film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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