19° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
Tribute to Shadi Abdu Al Salam
Shakawa al fallah al fasih
by Shadi Abdu Al Salam
Country: Egypt
Year: 1970
Duration: 19'
Kanun Anub, a peasant, sets off to sell his products in the city. Along the way, his belongings are confiscated by a servant of the great Samir. Anub turns to the Samir, who takes a liking to him and forwards his plea to the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh insists that the complaints be put down in writing. In the end, Anub's diligence will prove fruitful.
Biography
film director
Shadi Abdu Al Salam
Shadi Abdu Al Salam (1930-1986). Director, screenwriter, set and costume designer, he graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Cairo in 1955 and in 1957 he worked as director's assistant for Salah Abu Seif. Between 1959 and 1966 he designed sets and costumes for ten Egyptian films and foreign productions including Cleopatra by Mankiewicz and La lotta dell'uomo per la sopravvivenza by Renzo Rossellini, with Roberto Rossellini's supervision.
FILMOGRAFIA
Al mumia (La mummia, 1968-1969), Shakawa al fallah al fasih (I lamenti del contadino eloquente, cm, 1970), Afaq (Orizzonti, cm, 1973), Giuiush al shams (Le armate del sole, doc., 1974-75), Kursi Tutankhamun al dahabi (La sedia d'oro di Tutankhamun, cm, 1982), Al ahram (Le piramidi, cm, 1984), An Ramsis (A proposito di Ramsis, cm, 1985).
Cast
& Credits
Director and screenplay: Shadi Abdu Al Salam.
Plot: tratto dal papiro «Il Contadino Eloquente», appartenente alla letteratura della Dinastia di mezzo.
Director of photography: Mustafa Imam.
Scenografia e costumi: Salah Mer'i.
Editor: Kamal Abu Al Ila.
Sound: Hasan Al Tuni.
Music: Sulaiman Giamil.
Cast and characters: Ahmad Mer'i (il contadino), Ahmad Enan (l'alto funzionario), Ahmad Higiazi (Hagiuti Nakht, l'uomo del Samiro).
Production company: Centro del Film Sperimentale.
Plot: tratto dal papiro «Il Contadino Eloquente», appartenente alla letteratura della Dinastia di mezzo.
Director of photography: Mustafa Imam.
Scenografia e costumi: Salah Mer'i.
Editor: Kamal Abu Al Ila.
Sound: Hasan Al Tuni.
Music: Sulaiman Giamil.
Cast and characters: Ahmad Mer'i (il contadino), Ahmad Enan (l'alto funzionario), Ahmad Higiazi (Hagiuti Nakht, l'uomo del Samiro).
Production company: Centro del Film Sperimentale.