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Plan a night with a loved one and watch one of these romantic Arab films. Happy Valentine’s Day from AFMI! Whether you have a valentine this year or not, today’s the day to celebrate love and romance.
- Inhebek Hedi, 2016
- When Monaliza Smiled, 2012
- Abi Foq Al Shagara, 1969
- The Blazing Sun, 1954
- The Light of My Eyes, 2010
- The Empty Pillow, 1957
- The Lady of The Palace, 1958
- Cairo Station, 1958
Hedi, caught up in an arranged marriage, falls in love with Rim, a woman he meets while away on business one week before his wedding. The duo begin a passionate affair as the wedding preparations continue back home.
Monaliza, a Jordanian woman, who sees no reason to smile, falls for an Egyptian man living in the country’s capital. The classic rom-com tackles the issues surrounding multi-ethnic couples.
Iconic Egyptian actress Nadia Lutfiplays the lead alongside Abdel Halim Hafez in his final film appearance. Hafez’s character falls in love with a dancer, played by Lutfi, only to be shunned by his friends.
If you’re a fan of the great Sharif-Hamama pairing, then this is the perfect film for you. The Youssef Chahine-directed production marked Omar Sharif’s acting debut, starring alongside Faten Hamamaas the lead. It tells the story of an agricultural engineer who falls for the daughter of a greedy landlord.
The Egyptian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Wael Ihsan stars Egyptian heartthrob Tamer Hosny as a composer who’s still madly in love with his formerly blind ex. When she returns to Egypt engaged to his childhood friend, the doctor who restored her sight, things start to escalate.
Salah, a young college student played by Abdel Halim Hafez, spends his nights dreaming about Samiha, his first love, envisioning her face in the “empty pillow” beside him. She then goes on to marry someone else leaving him forever haunted by her memory.
The great Faten Hamama as a working-class girl, and Omar Sharif playing the role of an heir to a huge fortune, have a meet-cute at an auction that leads to a whirlwind marriage.
The list would not be complete without ‘Bab El Hadid’. The Youssef Chahine film, set in Cairo’s central train station, follows Kinawi, a newspaper vendor obsessed with Hannouma, a beautiful attention-seeking woman illegally selling drinks at the same station.
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Romantic dramas, funny comedies, scary horror stories, action-packed thrillers – these movies and TV shows in Arabic have something for fans of all genres.
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- ‘The Blazing Sun’ (1954) The Egyptian film directed by Youssef Chahine still stands as one of Arab world’s most legendary love stories, having led to the movies’ leads Faten Hamama and Omar Sheriff’s marriage a year after its release.
- ‘Gaza Mon Amour’ (2021) Directed by Palestinian filmmaking twins Tarzan and Arab Nasser, the movie tells the tale of a 60-year-old fisherman who is secretly in love with a market dressmaker.
- ‘Cairo Station’ (1958) Melodrama and thriller, social drama and love story in one, the feature film, also by Egyptian director Chahine, follows Kinawi, a newspaper salesman who becomes obsessed with Hannouma, a beautiful lemonade vendor at a train station.
- ‘Omar’ (2013) This Palestinian drama directed by Hany Abu-Assad is about a baker who is in love with a young woman on the opposite side of the separation wall.
Feb 13, 2023 · Here we present eight Arabic and foreign films to enjoy this Valentine’s Day. (Dale Robinette) ‘La La Land’ (2016) Starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, this American romantic musical tells ...
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