Salah Abu Seif
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Salah Abu Seif (May 10, 1915 – June 23, 1996) was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors. He is considered to be the godfather of the realistic cinema in Egypt
. Many of the 41 films he directed are considered Egyptian classics.
Salah Abu Seif is the most Egyptian director to direct films adapted
from Arabic novels and short stories
(17 films), his film Bidaya wa nihaya (1960) was the first film adapted from a novel written by Nobel Prize
winner Naguib Mahfouz
.
He is also credited as Salah Abu Saif, Salah Abou Seif or Salah Abouseif.
Egypt
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. Many of the 41 films he directed are considered Egyptian classics.
Salah Abu Seif is the most Egyptian director to direct films adapted
Film adaptation
Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a feature film. It is a type of derivative work.A common form of film adaptation is the use of a novel as the basis of a feature film, but film adaptation includes the use of non-fiction , autobiography, comic book, scripture, plays, and even...
from Arabic novels and short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
(17 films), his film Bidaya wa nihaya (1960) was the first film adapted from a novel written by Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winner Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature, along with Tawfiq el-Hakim, to explore themes of existentialism. He published over 50 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie...
.
He is also credited as Salah Abu Saif, Salah Abou Seif or Salah Abouseif.
Awards
- Mughamarat Antar wa Abla (1948) nominated for "Grand Prize of the Festival" at the 1949 Cannes Film Festival1949 Cannes Film FestivalThe 3rd Cannes Film Festival was held on September 2-17, 1949. No festival was held in 1948.- Jury :The entire jury for this festival were French.*Georges Huisman *Jules Romains *Mme...
- Al-WahshThe Monster (1954 film)The Monster is a 1954 Egyptian crime film directed by Salah Abouseif. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival....
(1954) nominated for "Grand Prize of the Festival" at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival1954 Cannes Film Festival-Jury:*Jean Cocteau *Jean Aurenche *André Bazin *Luis Buñuel*Henri Calef *Guy Desson *Philippe Erlanger *Michel Fourre-Cormeray *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais... - Shabab Emraa (1956) nominated for "Golden Palm" at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival1956 Cannes Film Festival-Jury:*Maurice Lehmann *Arletty *Louise de Vilmorin *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Henri Jeanson *Domenico Meccoli *Otto Preminger *James Quinn *Roger Regent *María Romero...
- Al-FetewaThe ToughThe Tough is a 1957 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abouseif. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Farid Shawqi* Taheya Cariocca* Zaki Rostom* Tewfik El Dekn* Mimi Shakeeb* Fakher Fakher* Mahmoud El-Sabbaa...
(1957) nominated for "Golden Berlin Bear" at Berlin Film Festival7th Berlin International Film FestivalThe 7th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 21 to July 2, 1957.-Jury:* Jay Carmody * Jean de Baroncelli* John Sutro* Dalpathal Kothari* Fernaldo Di Giammatteo* Bunzaburo Hayashi* Miguel Alemán hijo... - Bidaya wa Nihaya (1960) nominated for "Grand Prix" at Moscow Film Festival
- Al-Saqqa Mat (1977) won "Best Film of the Year" at Egyptian Film Association
- Al-Qadisiya (1981) nominated for "Golden Prize" at Moscow Film Festival
- Al-Moaten Masry (1991) nominated for "Golden St. George" at Moscow Film Festival
Notable Films
- Lak Yawm Ya ZalemLak Yawm Ya ZalemLak Yawm Ya Zalem is a classic 1951 Egyptian drama film directed by Salah Abouseif. It starred Faten Hamama, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Mohammed Tawfik and Mohsen Sarhan and was chosen as one of the best 150 Egyptian film productions in 1996, during the Egyptian Cinema centennial...
(Your Day Will Come) - 1951 لك يوم يا ظالم - Raya wa Sekina (Raya and Sekina) - 1953 ريا وسكينة
- Al-Wahsh (The Monster) - 1954 الوحش
- Shabab Emraa (A Woman's Youth) - 1956 شباب إمرأة
- Al-FetewaThe ToughThe Tough is a 1957 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abouseif. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Farid Shawqi* Taheya Cariocca* Zaki Rostom* Tewfik El Dekn* Mimi Shakeeb* Fakher Fakher* Mahmoud El-Sabbaa...
(The Tough) - 1957 الفتوة - Ana Hurra (I Am Free) - 1959 أنا حرة
- Bayn Al-Samaa Wa Al-Ard (Between Heaven and Earth) - 1959 بين السماء والأرض
- Bidaya wa nihaya (A Beginning and an End) - 1960 بداية ونهاية
- Al-Kahira 30Cairo 30Cairo 30 is a 1966 Egyptian drama film directed by Salah Abu Seif. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Soad Hosny* Ahmed Mazhar...
(Cairo 30) - 1966 القاهرة 30 - Al-Zawga al-Thaniya (The Second Wife) - 1967 الزوجة الثانية
- Al-Saqqa Mat (The Water-Carrier Is Dead) - 1977 السقا مات
Complete Filmography
- Dayman fi Qalbi (Always in My Heart) - 1946 دايماً في قلبي
- Al-Muntaqim (The Avenger) - 1947 المنتقم
- Mughamarat Antar wa Abla (The Adventures of Antar and Abla) - 1948 مغامرات عنتر وعبلة
- Sharia al-Bahlawan (Street of the Acrobat) - 1948 شارع البهلوان
- Al-Sakr (The Falcon) - 1950 الصقر
- Al-Hob Bahdala (Love is a Problem) - 1951 الحب بهدلة
- Lak Yawm Ya ZalemLak Yawm Ya ZalemLak Yawm Ya Zalem is a classic 1951 Egyptian drama film directed by Salah Abouseif. It starred Faten Hamama, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Mohammed Tawfik and Mohsen Sarhan and was chosen as one of the best 150 Egyptian film productions in 1996, during the Egyptian Cinema centennial...
(Your Day Will Come) - 1951 لك يوم يا ظالم - Al-Osta Hassan (Foreman Hassan) - 1952 الأسطى حسن
- Raya wa Sekina (Raya and Sekina) - 1953 ريا وسكينة
- Al-Wahsh (The Monster) - 1954 الوحش
- Shabab Emraa (A Woman's Youth) - 1956 شباب إمرأة
- Al-FetewaThe ToughThe Tough is a 1957 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abouseif. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Farid Shawqi* Taheya Cariocca* Zaki Rostom* Tewfik El Dekn* Mimi Shakeeb* Fakher Fakher* Mahmoud El-Sabbaa...
(The Tough) - 1957 الفتوة - Al-Wessada al-Khalia (The Empty Pillow) - 1957 الوسادة الخالية
- La AnamLa AnamLa Anam is a 1957 Egyptian melodrama film. The film follows the intricate story of Nadia Lutfi, a daughter of divorced parents who suffers from Electra complex, which drives her to intervene in her father's relationships....
(Sleepless) - 1957 لا أنام - Mugrem fi Agaza (Criminal on Holiday) - 1958 مجرم في إجازة
- Al-Tarik al-Masdud (The Blocked Road) - 1958 الطريق المسدود
- Haza Howa al-Hob (This is the Love) - 1958 هذا هو الحب
- Ana HorraAna HorraAna Horra also written Ana Hurra is a 1959 Egyptian drama starring Lobna Abdel Aziz.Ana Horra is associated with the onset of a feminist context to Egyptian films in the 1960's. The film is also known as part of Salah Abu Seif's Empowerment of Women Trilogy...
(I Am Free) - 1959 أنا حرة - Bayn al-Samaa wa al-Ard (Between Heaven and Earth) - 1959 بين السماء والأرض
- Lawet al-Hob (Agony of Love) - 1960 لوعة الحب
- Al-Banat wa al-Saif (The Girls and the Summer) - 1960 البنات والصيف
- Bidaya wa nihaya (A Beginning and an End) - 1960 بداية ونهاية
- La Tutfi al-shams (The Sun Will Never Set) - 1961 لا تطفىء الشمس
- La Wakt lil Hob (No Time for Love) - 1963 لا وقت للحب
- Ressala Min Emraa Maghoula (Letter from an Unknown Woman) - 1963 رسالة من إمرأة مجهولة
- Al-Kahira 30 (Cairo 30) - 1966 القاهرة 30
- Al-Zawga al-Thaniya (The Second Wife) - 1967 الزوجة الثانية
- Al-Qadia 68 (The Case 68) - 1969 القضية 68
- Thalath Nessaa (Three Women) - 1969 ثلاث نساء
- Shia min al Azab (A Bit of Suffering) - 1969 شيء من العذاب
- Fajr al-Islam (Dawn of Islam) - 1971 فجر الإسلام
- Hammam al-Malatily (The Bathhouse of Malatily) - 1973 حمام الملاطيلي
- Al-Kadab (The Liar) - 1975 الكداب
- Sana Oula Hob (First Year Love) - 1976 سنة أولى حب
- Sakatat fi Bahr al-Asal]] (She Fell in the Honey Sea) - 1977 سقطت في بحر العسل
- Al-Saqqa Mat (The Water-Carrier Is Dead) - 1977 السقا مات
- Al-Mugrem (The Criminal) - 1978 المجرم
- Al-Qadisiya (The Qadisiya) - 1982 القادسية
- Al-Bidaya (The Beginning) - 1986 البداية
- Al-Moaten Masry (The Egyptian Citizen) - 1991 المواطن مصري
- Al-Sayed Kaaf (Mr. Kaaf) - 1994 السيد كاف