The Man who lost his Shadow (1968)

Original title

الرجل الذي فقد ظله

Directed by

Kamal El Sheikh

Genre

drama

Country

Egypt

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 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

A man loses his shadow and struggles with his identity in a surreal turn of events. The film follows his psychological unraveling as he confronts the consequences of this strange loss.

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What happens

The Man who lost his Shadow (Arabic: الرجل الذى فقد ظله, translit: El Ragol Ellazi fakad Zelloh) is a 1968 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh. It is based on Fathy Ghanem’s story under the same name. It stars Magda, Salah Zulfikar and Kamal El-Shennawi. The film is a member of the Top 100 Egyptian films list. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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