The White Rose (1933 film) explained

The White Rose
Director:Mohammed Karim
Producer:Mohammed Abdel Wahab
Starring:Mohammed Abdel Wahab
Dawlad Abiad
Samira Khouloussi
Suleiman Naguib
Cinematography:Achille Primavera
Music:Ahmed Rami (Songs lyrics)
Runtime:110'
Country:Egypt
Language:Egyptian Arabic

The White Rose (الوردة البيضاء, translit. Al Warda Al Baida) is a 1933 Egyptian film directed by Mohammed Karim, the author of the silent film Zaynab.[1] [2] It was the second Egyptian musical film after Ounchoudat al-fouad, the success of which led to the musical as the preferred genre of Egyptian cinema.[3] [4]

Synopsis

The love relationship between Ragaa, the daughter of Ismail Pasha and Galal who works for her father became stronger. When Ismail finds out, he fires Galal. Galal becomes a singer, while Rajaa suffers from her stepmother who wants her to marry her brother, Shafik.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Shafik, Viola . Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity . 2007 . American Univ in Cairo Press . 978-977-416-065-3 . en.
  2. Book: Shafik, Viola . Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class, and Nation . 2007-05-01 . American University in Cairo Press . 978-1-61797-375-8 . en.
  3. Book: Armbrust, Walter . Mass Culture and Modernism in Egypt . 1996-07-28 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-48492-3 . en.
  4. Web site: AL WARDA AL-BAIDA – Fondo Fílmico del FCAT – Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa . 2023-12-08 . es-ES.