The Eloquent Peasant (film) explained

The Eloquent Peasant^[1]
Director:	Shadi Abdel Salam
Producer:	Arab Egyptian Films
Starring:	Ahmed Marei Ahmad Hegazi Anan Ahmad
Country:	Egypt
Language:	Arabic

Al Fallah al Fasih (Arabic: الفلاح الفصيح translit. Al-Fallah al-Fasih) The Eloquent Peasant is a 1970 Egyptian short film, based on the tale of The Eloquent Peasant^[2] dates to the Middle Kingdom (c. 2040 – 1782 BCE).

It has been presented for the first time at the 31st Venice International Film Festival. It is a short film written and directed by Shadi Abdel Salam.^[3]

Plot

The peasant Khun-anup tricked by the unscrupulous Nemtynakht, is forced to rely on his own eloquence to convince lord Rensi's lands about his needs of justice.

Cast

• Ahmed Marei as Khun-anup.
• Anan Ahmed as Rensi.
• Ahmad Hegazi as Nemtynakht.

Bibliography

• Book: Colla , Elliott . Beyond Colonialism and Nationalism in the Maghrib: History, Culture, and Politics . . 2000-10-06 . . 109–146 ("Shadi Abd al-Salam's al-Mumiya: Ambivalence and the Egyptian Nation-State") . 978-0-312-22287-1.

See also

• Egyptian films of the 1970s
• List of Egyptian films of 1970

External links

• (EN) "El-Fallâh el-fasîh":https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1649321/
• (AR) "The Eloquent Peasant Shadi Abdel Salam" (1970):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Sm7c9iYfk

Notes and References

1. Web site: Egyptomania.org - Movies: "The Eloquent Peasant" (1969). Facebook. 2019-11-28.
2. Web site: The Eloquent Peasant | An Archaeologist's Diary. archaeologistsdiary.wordpress.com. 2019-11-28.
3. Web site: 43ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema - Movie - The Eloquent Peasant. 42.mostra.org. 2019-11-28.