Dream factory on the Nile : Pierre Sioufi Collection of Egyptian cinema lobby cards / introduction: Rasha Azab ; compiled and edited by Sherif Boraie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boraïe, Sherif, compiler, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lobby cards--Egypt--History--Pictorial works.

Lobby cards.

Lobby cards--Egypt--Pictorial works.

Motion pictures--Egypt--History.

Motion pictures.

History.

Egypt.

Sioufi, Pierre--Private collections.

Sioufi, Pierre.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

304 pages : color illustrations ; 18 x 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo, Egypt : Zeitouna, 2019.

Summary:

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. 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. 'Dream Factory on the Nile' 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. 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.

ISBN:

9775864305

9789775864307

OCLC:

1137843863

Publisher Number:

99986909024