Laila Sheir
Oyuncu · d. 1940 · Egypt
An Egyptian actress, born in 1940. After studying at the French Lycée, she worked in the field of fashion shows, after which she moved to the cinema since the mid-sixties through the movie Zizi's Family (1963). She continued in cinema during the 60s through the films Cairo at Night, The Groom Arrives Tomorrow and Outside of Paradise. She continued to take some time away and come back, till she traveled to France to return to the field of fashion, and then returned to Egypt at the end of the 80s, and worked in art intermittently.
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Film3.6KorkuMaceraAn archaelogist falls under the spell of a statue with a curse on it.
The Serpent of Death
1990 · 5 votes
Film6.5DramFantastikAfter we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.
Film9.0MaceraIn the deserts of the Middle East, circa 1930s, a half-Arab-half-French adventurer named Aldar woos the Princess Yasmin while engaged in selling guns to warring factions.
FilmDramA young Egyptian man travels with his family to Hurghada on a work trip, where he works with foreign tourists. There, he meets a woman with an Egyptian father and an American mother. Despite his family's objections, he falls in love and marries her after she becomes pregnant. However, their marriage soon faces challenges as cultural differences emerge—he is deeply rooted in Upper Egyptian traditions, while she embraces a modern American lifestyle.
Film7.8TarihDramA biopic depicting the life of the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, following his early life, his political and military achievements, and his assassination during the Cairo annual victory parade.
Film7.4AksiyonDramAhmed Zaki plays a peasant, Mountasir, who gets involved in a criminal racket run by his friend Midhat. Mountasir is betrayed by Midhat and goes to jail. Upon discovering that his wife was forced into prostitution by Midhat, he swears to extract revenge when he leaves jail.
Film4.5Bilim KurguDramAfter Hassan and Hala split up, each moves on with their life as Hala marries a corrupt elderly businessman and Hassan loses his wife in a diving accident. Hala and Hassan reunite after many years apart in a dangerous situation that reignites their love story.
Film1.0DramSana discovers that her husband betrayed her, and travels to Sharm el-Sheikh and there she sees her husband with his mistress Safi, who later discovers that he is married to her customary, to decide to betray him with her new driver Magdy, and events develop
Film7.7DramEissa Al-Dabagh is a member of a washed-out political party that was defanged by the 1952 revolution. When he meets the prostitute Riri, he tries to use her to chase the mirage of the power and control he once had. But when he discovers that she is pregnant, he kicks her out.
Film7.5KomediRomantikThe everyday lives, loves and dreams of a slightly kooky modern middle-class Egyptian family in the early 1960's.
Film4.4DramJamila falls in love with Raouf, a handsome young man and a friend of Nancy at first sight, to the extent that she gives herself to him.
FilmDramSamia’s husband Adel leaves her for another woman, while her cousin Souad and friend Nawal also become rivals for him, using deception and sorcery to win him.