Yoursy Nasrallah’s Genenet-el-Asmak (The Aquarium), a multi layered voyeuristic look at modern day Cairo through the ghostly driftings of its main protagonists packs in a powerful tale on the politics of fear, repression and existential dread.
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July 11, 2008
Genenet-el-Asmak
Posted by memorandoms under Arab films, film | Tags: Arab cinema, Egyptian cinema, Yoursy Nasrallah |Leave a Comment
July 11, 2008
Fallen Angels
Posted by memorandoms under Wong Kar-Wai, film | Tags: Fallen Angels, Wong Kar-Wai |Leave a Comment
Everything in Wong Kar-Wai’s Fallen Angels feels like a dream. Maybe it’s because you recognize some remnants -blond hair, expired can of pineapples, shared spaces, a room at the edge of the subway and late night diners -echoing Chung King Express.
