Star of the East (1999)

Original title

كوكب الشرق

Directed by

Mohammed Fadel

Genre

history, drama

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 57m

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 1999 Egyptian film covers specific years in the life of singer Umm Kulthum from 1944 onward. It shows her unfinished romantic relationship and then her connection with the Egyptian revolution and her role after the 1967 defeat.

focusedintimatereverentmelancholicdramaticslow-burnemotionally layeredreflective

What happens

فترة زمنية محددة من حياة كوكب الشرق أم كلثوم منذ عام 1944 وعلاقانها العاطفية التي لم تكتمل . ثم علاقتها بالثورة ودورها بعد هزيمة 1967 . (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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