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Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The plot follows the relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony from the time of the Sicilian revolt to Cleopatra's suicide during the Final War of the Roman Republic. The major antagonist is Octavius Caesar, one of Antony's fellow triumvirs of the Second Triumvirate and the first emperor of the Roman Empire. The tragedy is mainly set in Rome and Egypt, and is characterized...
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English
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The mummy (1932): "In 1921 a field expedition in Egypt discovers the mummy of ancient Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep, who was condemned and buried alive for sacrilege. Also found in the tomb is the Scroll of Thoth, which can bring the dead back to life. One night a young member of the expedition reads the Scroll out loud, and then goes insane, realizing that he has brought Im-Ho-Tep back to life. Ten years later, disguised as a modern Egyptian, the mummy...
4) The mummy
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three British archeologists discover the grave of an important Egyptian female priest who has died about four millenia ago. But when they open it a bad curse falls on them for having woken up the mighty guard of the grave who was buried with the priest.
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Great Pharaoh orders architect Vashtar to build him the highest pyramid in the world as his tomb. 15 years have passed and his treasury is dwindling, so he marries Princess Nellifer, but she is as ruthless as she is beautiful.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Arabic
Description
We meet the residents of the Yacoubian building and through them learn something about the city of Cairo, albeit the more disturbing side of corruption, fundamentalism, prostitution, sexuality, and drugs.
7) al-Warṭah
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Pub. Date
[between 1980 and 1989?]
Physical Description
176 pages ; 20 cm
Language
Arabic
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Arabic
Description
"A young woman finds herself awkwardly living with her step-father after her mother's tragic death. She longs for her happy childhood days and decides to search for her father. This quest reunites her with two childhood friends. Through this unlikely reunion, we are given an insight into the lives of three very different women in contemporary society, presented by the young and talented Hala Khalil in her directorial debut."
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Arabic
Description
Yehia joins a hunger protest which has brought together the entire Eqyptian filmmaking industry. As the strikers increase their demands, Yehia becomes increasingly attracted to Amir, a young actor whose film career he launched. Soon, however, Yehia's obsession is replaced by his infatuation with Nadia, the lovely ingenue he has decided to cast in his next film.
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Arabic
Description
In the middle of his own heart surgery, an Egyptian filmmaker remembers his life. In fact his old self, as a child, is accused of attempted murder of his new self. Through the metaphoric trial, we are drawn into his life in relation with the Egyptian revolution, his constant need for success, and the effect the American Dream has on him.
12) The mummy
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Deep in the Egyptian desert, a handful of people searching for a long-lost treasure have just unearthed a 3,000 year old legacy of terror. Combining the thrills of a rousing adventure with the suspense of Universal's legendary 1932 horror classic.
13) Excuse my French
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 99 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Arabic
Description
12-year-old Hany tries to fit in at his new governmental school after his father suddenly drops dead, leaving his mother in debt and unable to continue to afford his private education. Not only is Hany clearly from a more privileged background than the working class boys in his new class, but he is also the only Christian in a room full of Muslims.
15) Cleopatra
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Egypt, 48 B.C. Cleopatra is facing palace revolt in her kingdom. She decides to embrace the arrival of Julius Caesar as a way of solidifying her power under Roman rule. When Caesar is led astray by Cleopatra and is killed, she transfers her affections to Marc Antony. She does all that she can to dazzle Marc on a barge fit for a king. But her trick may not work this time around. A web of royal deception and betrayal.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Arabic
Description
The debut feature of filmmaker Tamer El Said tells the fictional story of a filmmaker from downtown Cairo as he struggles to capture the soul of a city on edge while facing loss in his own life. Shot in Cairo, Beirut, Baghdad, and Berlin during the two years before the outbreak of revolution in Egypt, the film's multi-layered stories are a visually rich exploration of friendship, loneliness, loss, and life in cities shaped by shadows of war and adversity....
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to...
18) Infidel
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Kidnapped while attending a religious conference in the Middle East, American journalist Doug Rawlins is a hostage of the Iranian regime on trial for trumped-up charges of espionage. With no help from her State Department connections, Doug's wife Liz decides to take matters into her own hands to find her husband and bring him home. Inspired by true events and, Infidel casts light on the plight of the Americans currently held captive in Iran.
19) Agora
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young slave in ancient Egypt must choose between joining the Christianity movement, which will give him freedom, and the woman he loves, who is his master and an atheist.
20) The reaping
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Investigative scholar Katherine Winter is a debunker of modern 'miracles,' bringing scientific light to superstition and fraud. But events in Haven, Louisiana, defy even her expertise. There, the 10 Biblical Plagues, including locusts, frogs and a river of blood, seem to be recurring. And the more she seeks answers, the more she questions her own beliefs.
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