Taheyya Kariokka
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Taheyya Carioca was born Badaweyya Muhammad Kareem ‘Aly al-Sayyed in Isma’eeleyya – Suez Canal. In her teenage years, she had overbearing brothers and she ran away to Cairo. She...Read more lived with an old neighbor from Isma’eeleyya, Sou’aad Mahaassen who owned a nightclub. Taheyya took dance lessons at the “Ivanova Dancing School”. Sou’aad would not subject young Taheyya to the environment in her nightclub and refused to allow her to perform. Taheyya was soon introduced to Badee’a Massabny who owned a famous western styled cabaret in Cairo. Bad’eea hired Taheyya to perform in a dance troupe with the stage name “Taheyya Mohamed”. She quickly rose in the ranks, becoming very popular with the patrons and earned solo spots in the show. Taheyya excelled at a Brazilian dance (made famous by Carmen Miranda, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) called the “Carioca” and was renamed: “Taheyya Carioca”. She incorporated the Latin footwork and beats into her performances. She then moved onto to star in many films during the “Golden Age” of Egypt. Taheyya not only had the great talent of dancing, but also could act and sing as well. The first film in which she starred as an actress was opposite Nagueeb al-Reehaany in “Le’bet al-sett i.e. Woman’s play (1946)”. Her most famous film is “Shabaab emra’a i.e. A woman’s youth” in which she played an older woman who seduced a college student. She went on to star in over 200 films, theater plays and soap operas. In 1936, she danced in the procession for King Farouk’s wedding. He was 16 at the time and had just been crowned king after the death of his father. She performed to music sung by the great Om Kolthoum, who was a great admirer of Taheyya. Om Kalthoum once said that Taheyya Carioca is an “artist who can sing with her body”. She was known for her play on words, gestures and ironic flirting during her performances. By the age of 31, she had achieved the status of legend in the Egyptian dance world. There was a well-known rivalry between her and Samia Gamaal, who also danced in Massabny’s nightclub. Taheyya followed in the footsteps of her father (who married 7 times) and married 13 times. She was even married to an American, many famous Egyptian actors, directors and singers. Never bearing children of her own, she had great love for the children of her siblings. She also played a role as activist off the big screen. In 1953, she was placed in prison for 3 months when she voiced her support for a post-revolution return to constitutional democracy. Taheyya Carioca died on September 20, 1999 of a heart attack at age 84.
Shore of Love
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Adel is a wealthy young man who lives in luxury and hangs out with dancers. On the beach of Marsa Matrouh, he meets school teacher Laila. They fall in love and get married. They return to Cairo to face the plots of Adel's ex- girlfriend and his aunt who wanted him to marry her daughter.Ah ya bald Ah
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Majdi travels to Izbat al-Basha in Burullus to sell the piece of land that he and his brothers inherited after the death of his father, only to discover that the town is controlled by Hajj Radwan, a member of the Socialist Union, who controls its people and persecutes Farida for selling her land to him, so he and Farida decide to try to change the situation, will they succeed?Lady Fairooz
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Fayrouz Hanem is a minor girl, but at the same time she is the owner of property that she inherited from her late father and mother. She has been appointed as a guardian for her money, and some poor people live in her property, but the guardian wants to evict them for not paying the rent, so Fayrouz sympathizes with them and stands next to them, and they therefore stand up to the guardian who He wants to steal the underage girl's money and steal it from her.Doctor Farahat
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The owner of Lokanda assigns one of his employees to search for a translator, and he brings him the villager Farhat, who is floundering with the residents of Lokanda. Dr. Helmy resides in Lokanda. He asks Farhat to embody his character to test the emotions of his prospective fiancée, Nouna. The fake Dr. Helmy arrives in Alexandria, where the fiancée lives.Youth and Confusion
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The two brothers lose their parents when they are children, and a poor woman who runs a café takes care of them. The older brother works to continue his studies so that he can get a job in a company to help his younger brother complete his medical studies. The two fall in love with one girl, so the older brother decides to make a sacrifice, and escalates... Events.Khada ani Aby
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(Mamdouh Raafat) is a visual artist who draws in a way that no one understands. His fiancée (Kawthar Amin) stands next to him and encourages him, despite her father’s objection to her proposing to him. He seeks to marry her to a rich man. Mamdouh is forced to leave her and is forced to work with a nightclub owner who discovers that he has married From his former fiancée (Kawthar),and events continue.Ahl Al Hawa
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The film's events revolve around a famous dancer who works for money and also likes to have relationships with rich men in order to satisfy her love for money. Indeed, after a long time, she meets a rich man during her trip to Lebanon, marries him, and leaves all the men for his money.Lann Aoud
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After Fathi finishes his scholarship, he buys the required machinery for his factory, while he has an affair with the wife of the factory manager ,Alyia. Nahed, the daughter of a factory employee who lost her parents, is staying with Alyia and Fathi falls in love with her, which makes Alyia jealous.Oh Islam
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The story of Saif Al Din Qutuz, from the time the Tatars invaded his country, to his escape with his cousin Jihad and the servant Salama and how he became a soldier working for Izz Al Din Aybak, to his reunion with Jihad, his ascension to the throne of Egypt and his resistance of the Tatars.Khafeer Al Dark
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After struggling to find work, Osman gets a job as a guard, but when the store gets robbed, Osman is fired. Meanwhile, Azzouz, the store owner, and Osman develop a friendship. Both are shocked to discover that Osman looks very similar to head of the thieves gang. Osman decides to impersonate the gang leader in order to catch him.Al Zuhur Al Fatina
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Aziza is a mother of two girls who lives in an alley near the citadel. One of the girls is ambitious and wants to leave the neighbourhood and live like the rich so she works as a more bellydancer. The other, Karima, is content with her life and takes care of her sick mother and pays home bills.Watch Out for the Wallet
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Abdo and Kiki meet in a hotel, and each claims to be rich, then they discover that the other is just a crook. They decide to work together, as they plan to weave their tricks on an Indian Maharaja, who is staying in the same hotel to seize the valuable jewelry he has.The Talisman
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The film deals with the story of a family consisting of a man, his wife, their son, the husband's mother, and his two sisters, all of whom reside in the old family house. A businessman offers them to buy the house, but the children refuse. A series of strange events begins to occur in the house, as the furniture burns on its own and the bathroom drips with blood, and the events escalate.The Woman is Everything
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A family composed of a father who works as a Qanun musician, the son is a drummer, and the daughter is a dancer, all work in a nightclub, but the daughter is the one who pays most of the house expenses. The son meets a young man from a wealthy family, who falls in love with his sister.The Great Lady
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Munira is a widow, who decides to marry Ghazal, who is an artist in a club, her brothers oppose this marriage because they are after her wealth. The couple does not have children, Ghazal decides to adopt a son but he brings his son from his first wife who becomes a servant at the house until Munira finds out.