Stephan Rosti
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Stephan Rosti إستفان روستي was an Egypt
ian actor
and film director
who lived and worked in Egypt.
dancer. She was performing in Egypt
when she met Rosti's father, the Austria
n ambassador to Cairo
. Rosti's mother was enamoured with Egypt to the point that when it was time for the diplomat father to terminate his political assignment (in Cairo) and return to his country, she refused to travel with him and decided to remain in Egypt with her son. To escape the father's attempts to smuggle the child out of Egypt, she escaped with the child to Alexandria
and they lived in the Raas Al-Teen neighborhood where Stephan enrolled in its local schools.
As a young man, Rosti travelled to Austria
seeking recognition by his father, but to no avail. As he danced and worked odd jobs in Austria, Germany, and France. Rosti met and befriended two visiting Egyptian film-makers, Mohammed Karim
and Sirag Mounir, who encouraged him to return to Egypt to work in cinema, given his fluency in Egyptian Arabic
and after he expressed his desire to do so. Rosti returned to Egypt and enrolled as a student in the "Acting Institute" of Cairo
, and accepted his first role as director of the first wholly Egyptian feature film, "Layla" from producer Aziza Amir in 1927.
Rosti appeared in 24 Egyptian films between 1927 and 1964. He also directed seven Egyptian films between 1931 and 1946. He was renowned for portraying evil characters with a satirical inclination, and he became an icon of the Egyptian film industry.
(1920–1964)
... aka A Woman on the Outside (International: English title)
... aka The Funny Crime (International: English title)
... aka Madmen in Paradise (International: English title)
... aka The Pickpocket (International: English title)
... aka Struggle of Giants (International: English title)
... aka Lady of the Castle (International: English title)
... aka The Heart Has Its Reasons (International: English title)
... aka The Night Train (International: English title)
... aka Don't Tell Anyone (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Mat'culch le had (USA: DVD box title)
... aka My Father Deceived Me (International: English title)
... aka The Last Lie (USA: DVD title)
... aka The Flirtation of Girls (USA)
... aka Lady Afrita (International: English title)
... aka Holidays in Hell (International: English title)
... aka A Sleepless Man (International: English title)
... aka The Adventures of Antar and Abla
... aka Mr. Nightingale (International: English title)
... aka Mr. Omar (International: English title)
... aka Everything Is Fine (International: English title: informal title)
... aka Antar Esquire (International: English title)
... aka Lord of the Revels (International: English title)
... aka Why Is the Sea Chuckling? (International: English title)
Laila (1927)
Director:
(930s-1940s)
... aka Gamal and Dalal (International: English title)
... aka The Fairest One (International: English title)
... aka The Urchin (International: English title)
... aka Antar Esquire (International: English title)
... aka Song of the Heart (International: English title)
... aka Lord of the Revels (International: English title)
Writer:
(1930s-1950s)
... aka The Night Train (International: English title)
... aka Gemal and Dalal (International: English title)
... aka The Urchin (International: English title)
... aka Song of the Heart (International: English title)
Editorial Department:
... aka The Urchin (International: English title)
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
who lived and worked in Egypt.
Personal
Rosti's mother was an Italian EgyptianItalian Egyptian
Italians in Egypt, also referred to as Italian Egyptians, are a community with a history that goes back to Roman times.-History:The last Queen of ancient Egypt married the Roman Mark Antony bringing her country as "dowry", and since then Egypt was part of the Roman Empire for seven centuries...
dancer. She was performing in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
when she met Rosti's father, the Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n ambassador to Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
. Rosti's mother was enamoured with Egypt to the point that when it was time for the diplomat father to terminate his political assignment (in Cairo) and return to his country, she refused to travel with him and decided to remain in Egypt with her son. To escape the father's attempts to smuggle the child out of Egypt, she escaped with the child to Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
and they lived in the Raas Al-Teen neighborhood where Stephan enrolled in its local schools.
As a young man, Rosti travelled to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
seeking recognition by his father, but to no avail. As he danced and worked odd jobs in Austria, Germany, and France. Rosti met and befriended two visiting Egyptian film-makers, Mohammed Karim
Mohammed Karim
Mohammed Karim was an Egyptian film director, writer, and producer. Karim brought Faten Hamama to fame in the movie Yawm Said. His 1946 film Dunia was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. -External links:...
and Sirag Mounir, who encouraged him to return to Egypt to work in cinema, given his fluency in Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian Arabic is the language spoken by contemporary Egyptians.It is more commonly known locally as the Egyptian colloquial language or Egyptian dialect ....
and after he expressed his desire to do so. Rosti returned to Egypt and enrolled as a student in the "Acting Institute" of Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, and accepted his first role as director of the first wholly Egyptian feature film, "Layla" from producer Aziza Amir in 1927.
Rosti appeared in 24 Egyptian films between 1927 and 1964. He also directed seven Egyptian films between 1931 and 1946. He was renowned for portraying evil characters with a satirical inclination, and he became an icon of the Egyptian film industry.
Filmography
Actor::(1920–1964)
- Emraa alal hamish (1964)
... aka A Woman on the Outside (International: English title)
- Garima el dahika, El (1964)
... aka The Funny Crime (International: English title)
- Majanin fi naim, El (1963)
... aka Madmen in Paradise (International: English title)
- Nashal, El (1963)
... aka The Pickpocket (International: English title)
- Seraa el gababera (1963)
... aka Struggle of Giants (International: English title)
- Nassab, El (1961)
- Sayedat el kasrSayyidat al-QasrSayyidat al-Qasr is a 1958 Egyptian romance film starring Faten Hamama and Omar Sharif. The film is directed by the Egyptian film director Kamal El Sheikh and written by Hussein Helmy Almohandes.- Plot :...
(1958) .... Shafeek
... aka Lady of the Castle (International: English title)
- Kalb loh ahkam, El (1957) .... Friend
... aka The Heart Has Its Reasons (International: English title)
- Ketar el lail (1953)
... aka The Night Train (International: English title)
- Ma takulshi la hada (1952)
... aka Don't Tell Anyone (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Mat'culch le had (USA: DVD box title)
- Khadaini abi (1951)
... aka My Father Deceived Me (International: English title)
- Akher kedba (1950) .... The Doctor
... aka The Last Lie (USA: DVD title)
- Ghazal al-banatGhazal Al BanatGhazal Al Banat is a Egyptian film. It is Naguib Al Rihani's last film and was shown in cinemas after his death. Ghazal Al Banat was also the last appearance of Mohamed Abdel Wahab in a film...
(1949) .... Cabaret Owner
... aka The Flirtation of Girls (USA)
- frita hanem (1949) .... Ishta
... aka Lady Afrita (International: English title)
- gaza fel gahannam (1949)
... aka Holidays in Hell (International: English title)
- ajulun la yanam (1949)
... aka A Sleepless Man (International: English title)
- ughamarat Antar wa AblaThe Adventures of Antar and AblaThe Adventures of Antar and Abla is a 1948 Egyptian film directed by Salah Abu Seif. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Kouka* Seraj Munir* Zaki Toleimat* Negma Ibrahim* Stephan Rosti* Farid Shawqi...
(1948)
... aka The Adventures of Antar and Abla
- olbol effendi (1946)
... aka Mr. Nightingale (International: English title)
- idi Omar (1941)
... aka Mr. Omar (International: English title)
- alama fi khair (1938)
... aka Everything Is Fine (International: English title: informal title)
- ntar effendi (1936)
... aka Antar Esquire (International: English title)
- ahib al saada (1931)
... aka Lord of the Revels (International: English title)
- el bahr biyidhak leih (1928)
... aka Why Is the Sea Chuckling? (International: English title)
Laila (1927)
Director:
(930s-1940s)
- Gamal wa Dalal (1946)
... aka Gamal and Dalal (International: English title)
- hlahum (1945)
... aka The Fairest One (International: English title)
- bn el balad (1943)
... aka The Urchin (International: English title)
- arsha, El (1941)
- ntar effendi (1936)
... aka Antar Esquire (International: English title)
- nshudat el fuad (1932)
... aka Song of the Heart (International: English title)
- ahib al saada (1931)
... aka Lord of the Revels (International: English title)
Writer:
(1930s-1950s)
- etar el lail (1953) (story)
... aka The Night Train (International: English title)
- amal wa Dalal (1946) (writer)
... aka Gemal and Dalal (International: English title)
- bn el balad (1943) (story)
... aka The Urchin (International: English title)
- nshudat el fuad (1932) (writer)
... aka Song of the Heart (International: English title)
Editorial Department:
- Lbn el balad (1943) (montage)
... aka The Urchin (International: English title)