You are my Love by Youssef Chahine (Egypt, 1957, 120 min, 35 mm)

Synopsis:

A classic of Arab cinema, You Are My Love is a delightful, lighthearted musical directed by Egypt’s most renowned filmmaker and starring popular singers Farid Al Atrash and Shadia. Out of economic necessity, two Cairene families decide to marry their children. But Farid and Yasmina cannot stomach one another. Farid is secretly leading a busy nightlife, singing in a fashionable club and carrying on a love affair with its star belly dancer. Yasmina is having an affair with another man. But As they plot together to dupe their families, they can’t help but fall in love.
In Arabic w/English subtitles.

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Filmmaker’s Bio:

Youssef Chahine (born in Alexandria, Egypt, 1926) studied film and dramatic arts at the Pasadena Play House. After his return to Egypt, at age 21, he directed his first feature film Baba Amin. Chahine has been making films ever since, becoming Egypt’s most prolific and internationally acclaimed filmmaker. These include Cairo Station (1958), Nasser Salah Eldin (1963), The Land (1969), The Sparrow (1973) and the autobiographical trilogy Alexandria Why? (1978), An Egyptian Story (1982) and Alexandria Again and Forever (1989). His recent titles include The Emigrant (1994), Destiny (1997) and Silence! We’re Rolling (2001). In total, he has directed this far thirty three features and has won a score of awards, including a life-time achievement award at Cannes International Film Festival in 1998. He has been decorated 12 times to the order of commander of the arts and letters by Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, and France.

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