Kiss in the Desert (1927)

Original title

قبلة في الصحراء

Directed by

Ibrahim Lama

Genre

drama, romance

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.5 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 is the first Egyptian and Arabic feature-length silent film. It tells a romantic story set in the desert. The plot involves characters facing personal and social challenges.

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What happens

قبلة في الصحراء هو أول فيلم سينمائي روائي مصري وعربي طويل وصامت في تاريخ السينما المصرية. من إنتاج 1928 إخراج وتأليف: إبراهيم لاما، تمثيَل: بدر لاما، بدرية رأفت، أنور وجدي، محمود المليجي، إيفون جوين، روحية خالد، حسن كامل، إبراهيم عادل ذو الفقار. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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