The Good Earth (1954)
- Original title
- الأرض الطيبة
- Directed by
- Mahmoud Zulfikar
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Egypt
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 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.
How it feels
A rural Egyptian community faces pressures and change as outside forces threaten their land and traditions. The story follows the people who depend on the earth for their living and their struggle to hold onto what is theirs.
slow-burnearthymelancholicgroundednostalgicbittersweetreflectivepoignant
What happens
El Ard el Tayeba (aliases: The Good Land or The Good Earth, Arabic: الأرض الطيبة, translit. Al-Ard Al-Tayyiba) is a 1954 Egyptian film written, directed and produced by Mahmoud Zulfikar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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