Cairos døtre (1993)

Directed by

Katrine Nyholm

Genre

documentary film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

24 min

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 documentary explores movement patterns in Cairo from family life to dance, script, ornamentation and the street. It shows intimate and sensual moments inside closed family circles, along with belly dancing as a form of hidden self-expression. The film uses quotes from the Quran and Arabic proverbs to frame the poles of everyday existence in the city.

observationalrhythmicintimatesensorymeditativefragmentedcontemplative

What happens

Cairos døtre er en dokumentarfilm fra 1993 instrueret af Charlotte Wilhelmsen efter eget manuskript. Registrerende afsøger filmen bevægelsesmønstre i Cairo: indenfor familien, i dansen, i skriften, i ornamentikken og på gaden. De fragmentariske billedforløb danner en kropslig puls, som løber igennem fire afsnit: familien, renselse, dans og bryllup. Filmen trænger sig ind i familiers lukkede kerne, viser en sanselighed og en fortrolighed med kroppen, som virker ligeså fremmedartet som kønsadskillelse i det offentlige liv. Mavedansen er et centralt eksempel på denne eksotiske selvudfoldelse, som finder sted skjult for fremmede blikke. Der benyttes citater fra Koranen, »Den duftende Have« og arabiske ordsprog, der tilsammen peger på de poler, som hverdagslivet i Cairo er spændt ud imellem. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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