19° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
Animated Films
SIRRU AL SA'ADA
by David Frenkel, Harry Frenkel, Salomon Frenkel
Country: Egypt
Year: 1950
Duration: 2'30''
Commercial. Fatma and Su'ad, who is from the Sudan, stop on the bank of the Nile to do the laundry. Fatma suffers, but Su'ad seems to enjoy doing the wash. Fatma is amazed and asks how this is possible. Jokingly, Su'ad tells her that there is a secret to it. The secret is to scrub well. Suddenly a crocodile emerges from the water of the Nile. Panic stricken, Fatma tries to fight it off by throwing the only weapon she has at hand: her soap. The crocodile teases her. It would have preferred if she had thrown a Sunlight soap, like the one Su'ad uses. After all, seeing how white her laundry is, it is obvious that Su'ad uses Sunlight soap.
Biography
film director
Harry, Salomon, David Frenkel
The Frenkel brothers, Harry (1902-1974), Salomon (1912-2001) and David (1914-1994), are originally from Byelorussia. At the beginning of the First World War, the Frenkel family moved to Alexandria, Egypt. Around 1933, fascinated by the first animated drawings by Walt Disney, they decided to make animated films: their first short film (which has been lost) was made in 1935. In 1936, their film Mafish Faida was the first of a series of cartoons featuring Mish-Mish Effendi. In 1947 they began making commercials, an activity they continued in France, where they moved in 1951. The commercial failure of Rêve du beau Danube Bleu put an end to their career in 1963. Their films, which were re-discovered in 1995, have been restored and presented in various festivals.
FILMOGRAFIA
Marco Monkey un singe sympa (1935), Mafish faida (Niente da fare, 1936), Mish Mish el shater (Mish Mish, il coraggioso, 1939), Al difa'u al watani (La difesa nazionale, 1940), Bill hana wel shifav (Buon Appetito, 1946), Mish Mish yarqus ma'a Sabah (Mish Mish danza con Sabah, 1948), Al walad al nagib (Il figliol prodigo, 1951), Bravo Osman (1949), Simfoniyya ala difaf al Nil (Sinfonia sulle rive del Nilo, 1949), Sunlight (1949), Abu ras nashfa (Testa dura, 1950), Une expérience atomique (1951), Aventures et fantaisies (1952-1960), Mon chien, mon âme et moi (1952-1960), C'est arrivé au zoo (1952-1960), Le stylo magique (1952-1960), Le grand triomphe (1952-1960), Noël parisien (1952-1960), La Bolte magique (1952-1960), Le Trésor insaisissable (1952-1960), Rêve du beau Danube Bleu (1965).
Cast
& Credits
Director: Harry, Salomon e David Frenkel.
Screenplay: David Frenkel.
Voice: Ahmad Mitwualli.
Music: Mohammed Al Shambaki.
PRODUZIONE: STUDIO FRENKEL FILMS, IL CAIRO.
Screenplay: David Frenkel.
Voice: Ahmad Mitwualli.
Music: Mohammed Al Shambaki.
PRODUZIONE: STUDIO FRENKEL FILMS, IL CAIRO.