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Dream Factory on the Nile - by Sherif Boraie (Hardcover)

Dream Factory on the Nile - by  Sherif Boraie (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A nostalgic journey through the golden era of Egyptian film</b> <p/>Egyptian lobby cards combined a film's poster art, still photographs from the set, and a credit list that usually included the production company, cast and crew, director, screenwriter, and music composer--excellent tools for the study of the history of cinema and highly desirable collectors' items. <p/> Pierre Sioufi (1961-2018), iconic collector, artist, and revolutionary godfather to young activists who led the 2011 Egyptian uprising, amassed a vast quantity of cinema ephemera over the course of his lifetime. <i>Dream Factory on the Nile </i>presents a glimpse of his extensive collection of Egyptian film lobby cards spanning the growth, glory years, and decline of Egyptian cinema between the 1930s and 1990s. <p/> Includes a concise introduction by Rasha Azab to the history of Egyptian film production from its birth in Alexandria at the turn of the twentieth century to the late 1990s.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Sherif Boraie, a Cairo publisher, lives in Dahshur. Egypt.

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