The 46th Cairo International Film Festival showcased a rebellious Arab cinema that is making its voice heard despite the crisis. The films revealed invisible social divisions and reflected a region in transition. In Cairo, culture proved its resilience. Just as in literature, where Arab voices are becoming increasingly quiet in the Western world because they are published by ever smaller publishing houses and almost no one is willing to translate them anymore, the same is now true in cinema. The language of culture has been contaminated by the language of extreme ' ...
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I am a painter with letters. I want to restore everything, mix everything up and say everything. -Jean-Luc Godard On this day, December 3, 1930, Cinema's Prometheus was born in Paris, France. To understand Jean-Luc Godard, we must view him through this specific myth. Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give it to humanity; Godard stole the heavy cameras from the rich studios and gave them to the artists so they could run down the street. He stole from the past, taking lines from old books and music from classical composers ' ...
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Taxi Driver (1976) brings forward the issue of a psychopath’s urge to cleanse the corrupted city, New York. The innuendo of the opening scene of the raining metaphorically hints at the process of baptizing the soul of a person prescribed in the Christian theology or religion. The city is displayed as a body with different kinds of living, non-living organisms. The protagonist, Travis wants to sweep off all the dirt and dust of the city to give it a new life, a new consciousness. The hippie culture, the Afro- American ' ...
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Because Delupi is based on actual people and real experiences, it feels alive. The movie, directed by Muhammad Touqir Islam, is set in Khulna’s Deluti Union. Many local villagers, who make up the majority of the cast, are performing for the first time. Their reactions, speech patterns, and body language all feel incredibly natural, adding raw authenticity to the narrative. Three major threads are interwoven throughout the story. First, the tender love between Partho and Nupur is simple, sweet, and human. Their relationship brings warmth to the narrative and balances the film’s ' ...
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Iran has handed a one-year prison sentence to acclaimed film-maker Jafar Panahi, accusing him of carrying out “propaganda activities” against the state. The ruling was issued in his absence, and it includes a travel ban for two years along with restrictions preventing him from joining any political or social organisations. His lawyer, Mostafa Nili, confirmed the decision and said an appeal will be filed. He also noted that Panahi is currently outside the country but did not provide further details about the charges. Panahi, now 65, has long been one of ' ...
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