Unfortunately, like 99.9% of the huge catalog of classic Egyptian films made between the '20s and the '80s, these Hassan al-Imam films have no legal distributor in the USA and would probably be difficult to find anywhere outside of Egypt, perhaps difficult to find even there.
The only Naguib Mahfouz film adaptations available in the USA that I know of are ADRIFT ON THE NILE (1971) [
info here], SALADIN (1963) [
info here] and MIDAQ ALLEY (1995) [
info here].
Best,
Alex
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Alex O. Williams
Festival Bookings & Institutional Sales
AFD / Typecast Films
Seattle, WA . USA
ph: 206.322.0882 x.202 | fx: 206.322.4586
arabfilm.com | typecastfilms.com
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FROM: "Anna Headley"
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DATE: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:45:20 -0700
SUBJECT: [Videolib] Egyptian films: Bayn al Kasrain (1964 aka Between two places) and Kasr el Shawk (1967)
Hi videolib,
I have a professor who would like to teach these films by Hassan
al-Imam. They are based on the Cairo Triology novels by Naguib Mahfouz:
_Palace Walk_ and _Palace of Desire_
Any tips on sources for DVD would be appreciated. I tried arabfilm but
don't know where else to look for Egyptian titles.
She is also looking for more information on the third film, which would
have been based on the third book in the trilogy, _Sugar Street_
Thanks!
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Anna Headley
Swarthmore College Library
610.690.5781
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