Cinema of Egypt (1927-1970)

Authors : Mustafa Aydın, Aysel Ergül Keskin

Pages : 265-296

Doi:10.51802/istanbuljas.1557958

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Publication Date : 2024-12-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Cinema has a distinct originality as an artistic genre due to its mass popularity and ability to reach a wide audience. When \\\"Arab cinema\\\" is considered in the history of cinema, the biggest and most important role in this field belongs to Egyptian cinema.The Egyptian film industry has been and remains the most powerful and influential of its kind in the Arab world. Known for being the only country in the Middle East that produces feature films, Egyptian cinema has been called the \\\"Hollywood of the Arab world\\\". There are different opinions about the beginning date of Egyptian cinema. According to some film historians, the start date is 1896, when the Lumière Brothers\\\' short films were shown in Alexandria; and according to some, it is 1907, the year the first short documentary film of Egyptian cinema was made; according to others, it is the year 1927, the year of production of the first feature-length film, \\\"Leila\\\", directed and scripted by Azîza Amîr, the famous female director and actress of Egyptian cinema. Egyptian cinema, which has become a mirror of Egyptian society by mostly addressing social and economic issues, has sometimes come to the fore with newly written scripts, sometimes with adaptations from films of other countries and sometimes from literary works. Egyptian cinema has gone through important stages until it has reached a level where it can produce directors, screenwriters and actors who have received cinema education, can follow social changes and can express them with a developed artistic language. This study aims to examine the development process of Egyptian cinema, which has an important place and identity in the history of world cinema with its unique style, attitude, language, style and rich vocabulary, from 1927 to the 1970s.
Keywords : Mısır sineması, film yapımcılığı, Arap sineması, altın çağ, Stüdyo Mısır, sihirli fener, 1952 Mısır Devrimi