Underplayed Gems

Alemiya (1969)

Alemiya poster
Original title
العمياء
Directed by
Zafer Davutoğlu
Country
Jordan, Iran, Egypt
Runtime
1h 40m
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 blind woman named Naima lives with two young men, Khalil and Adib. Adib wants to marry his fiancee Ratiba who dreams of being an actress and becomes jealous of Naima. Khalil convinces Naima to sell what she thinks are flowers but are actually heroin.

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What happens

العمياء فيلم مصري. نعيمة عمياء تعيش مع اثنين من الشباب، خليل وأديب، تود رتيبة خطيبة الأخير أن تصبح ممثلة. وتصاب بالغيرة من وجود نعيمة، يعمل أديب بائع صحف ويبيع خليل أوراق اليانصيب، ويعمل في تجارة المخدرات، يحب أديب رتيبة ويود أن يحدد الزواج، ويقنع عبود نعيمة ببيع الزهور في الروشة، وهي في الحقيقة هيرويين. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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