Bambah Kashshar
Directed by: Hassan Al Imam
Egypt / 1974 / 134 mins / 35 mm / Arabic with English Subtitles
Prof. Joseph Massad to Introduce
The story of a famous Egyptian belly dancer of the early part of the 20th
century (d. 1928) and her rise to fame from an unknown ‘almah’ into a major
celebrity. Her name Bamba Kashshar means Frowning Pink. The film, which
launched the career of actress Nadia Al-Guindi, includes several belly-dance numbers
and songs The film is a kitsch melodrama that includes stylized elements of camp.
Tags: bellydancing egypt nadia al-guindi
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The New York Arab & South Asian Film Festival would like to
thank all of the film makers and other creative talents
involved in making this happen for a third year. Most of all,
we would like to thank the participating
audiences, for bearing witness.
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