A politicised Cannes Festival reflects on immigration crisis
Some of the films can be considered explicit messages to world leaders…
Viridiana: destroying the alliance of religion, authority, and capital
Viridiana is directed Luis Buñuel
Mawlana: our fragmented piety
Mawlana is directed by Magdy Ahmed Ali
Julieta, Elle, and acceptable displays of emotion
Film critic Yasmin Shehab investigates segments of societal and gender inequality through…
La La Land: Escapism the audience deserves
La La Land is written and directed by Damien Chazelle
In Mahmoud Abou Zaid’s realism, women claim modest victories
Mahmoud Abou Zaid passed away in December 2016
The Stopover: Every war is different, every war is the same
The Stopover is directed by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin
Ran: a visually magnificent Shakespearian carnage
Ran is directed by Akira Kurosawa
Al-Beida Wal-Hagar (Charlatan): philosophical critique of Egypt’s 1980s
Al-Beida Wal-Hagar was directed by Ali Abdel Khaleq
El-Keif: what lies behind the comedy?
El-Keif was directed by Ali Abdel Khaleq