Nashid al-Amal

Nashid al-Amal
Theatrical release poster
نشيد الأمل
Directed byAhmed Badrakhan
Written byEdmond Twima (story)
Ahmed Rami (dialogue and screenplay)
StarringUmm Kulthum
Zaki Tulaimat
Mary Mounib
Abbas Fares
Fouad Shafiq
Stephan Rosti
Release date
  • January 11, 1937 (1937-01-11)
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

Nashid al-Amal (Egyptian Arabic: نشيد الأمل, lit. “Song of Hope”) is an Egyptian film starring Umm Kulthum.[1][2] It is written by Edmond Twima and Ahmed Rami.[3][4] Directed by Ahmed Badrakhan, it ran for 125 minutes and was released on January 11, 1937.[5][6] The film marks the directorial debut of Ahmed Badrakhan.[7][8]

Synopsis

Ismail divorces his wife Amal, abandoning her and their daughter Salwa. Destiny leads her to the doctor Assem, Salwa’s pediatrician, who notices Amal’s singing talent and helps her build a career. This prompts Amal’s opportunist ex-husband to try and win her back.

Cast

Songs

All nine songs feature lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Composers include the following:

  • Mohamed el-Qasabgi:
    • "منيت شبابي" (“There Goes My Youth”)
    • "نامي نامي" (“Nami Nami”)
    • "يا بهجة العيد" (“Oh, the Joy of Eid!”)
    • "يا للي صنعت الجميل" (“Oh, How Beautiful You Are”)
    • "يا مجد يا اشتهيتك" (“O Glory, Oh My Desires”)
  • Riad Al Sunbati:
    • "افرح يا قلبي" (“Rejoice, My Heart”)
    • "قضيت حياتي" (“I Dedicate My Life”)
    • "نشيد الجامعة" (“The Mosque Song”)
    • "يا شباب النيل" (“Oh, Nile Youth!”)

See also

References

  1. ^ Starr, Deborah A. (2020-09-22). Togo Mizrahi and the Making of Egyptian Cinema. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-36620-6.
  2. ^ Desmet, Christy; Iyengar, Sujata; Jacobson, Miriam (2019-08-28). The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Global Appropriation. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-68752-2.
  3. ^ Darwish, Mustafa (1998). Dream Makers on the Nile: A Portrait of Egyptian Cinema. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-424-429-2.
  4. ^ Folklor/edebiyat (in Turkish). Metin Turan. 2006.
  5. ^ Danielson, Virginia (2008-11-10). "The Voice of Egypt": Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-13608-0.
  6. ^ Martin, Andrew R.; Ph.D, Matthew Mihalka (2020-09-08). Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-12030-8.
  7. ^ Shadi, Ali Abu (2004). وقائع السينما المصرية، 1895—2002 ("Chronicle of Egyptian Cinema, 1895-2002"). Cairo: General Egyptian Book Organization. p. 344. ISBN 9770193674.
  8. ^ Asian Music. Society for Asian Music. 1979.