Archive of films Daddy Amin / Baba Amin
Egypt
1950, 110 min
Section:
Tribute to Youssef Chahine
Year: 2019
Chahine’s directorial debut feature is a prime example of the Egyptian studio films of the time: a fantastical comedy about the head of a family who passes on but returns to observe the transformation of his wife and daughter in the wake of his death. An atypical debut by a skillful craftsman attempting to strike a balance between his American film education and Egyptian film traditions.
Synopsis
Chahine’s directorial debut feature is a prime example of the Egyptian studio films of the time: a fantastical comedy about the head of a family who passes on but returns to observe the transformation of his wife and daughter in the wake of his death. This straightforward entertainment suggests little of Chahine’s subsequent sociopolitical commentary but displays a palpable visual virtuosity and a leaning for hybrid forms of melodrama. An atypical debut by a skillful craftsman trying to find his voice, Daddy Amin is the work of a young Egyptian director attempting to strike a balance between his American film education and Egyptian film traditions.
Joseph Fahim
Contacts
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About the film
Black & white, DCP
Section: | Tribute to Youssef Chahine |
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Director: | Youssef Chahine |
Screenplay: | Youssef Chahine, Hassan Helmy El Mohandes, Ali El Zorkany |
Dir. of Photography: | Dellamano |
Music: | Aly Kamal |
Editor: | Kamal Abou El Ela |
Art Director: | Abdel Moneim Shoukri |
Producer: | Aflam Zayed, Aflam Mayazeem |
Cast: | Faten Hamama, Hussein Riad, Kamal El Shenawy, Marie Mounib, Farid Shawki |
Sales: | Misr International Films |