AIDA
Genre
Musical and Romance
Running time
95 minutes
Year
1942
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Egypt
Director
Ahmed Badrakhan
Bio
Producer
Cast
Umm Kulthum, Ibrahim Hamouda, Suleiman Najib, Abbas Fares
Scriptwriter
Abd El Wareth Asar, Fathy Nashaty, Abbas Yonis
Aida, the 1942 Egyptian film starring the Umm Kulthum, delivers a captivating fusion of romance, social commentary and musical brilliance. The story centers on Aida (Kulthum), a gifted farmer's daughter and her forbidden love with Sami, a young nobleman. Their relationship is opposed by Sami's father, a pasha, due to the social class distinctions. The drama reaches a turning point when the pasha attends a musical performance by Aida. Struck by her talent on stage, his heart softens, leading him to reconsider and accept the couple's union. Beyond the captivating love story, the film features Kulthum's evolving cinematic persona. Recently restored at the Media City in Cairo with support from the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation, Aida is a cinematic treasure.
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