Video | Avant-titre: 5 reasons why ‘No retreat, No surrender’ is the best Egyptian parody film
كتابة: Ahmed Abu al-Fadl
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In this episode of Avant-titre, a series in which we explore cinema through video, Ahmed Abu al-Fadl gives us five reasons why he believes La Tarago' wala Esteslam (No Retreat, No Surrender, 2010) is the best Egyptian parody film to date. This video essay looks at other prominent Egyptian parody films, and dissects what exactly makes No Retreat, No Surrender so special.
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Video | Avant-Titre: “Lift like a girl”… yet not at the Olympics
Bassam Mortada engages with Egypt's history of Olympic weightlifting in a new Avant-Titre episode
Bassam Mortada
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Video | Avant-titre: ‘Ice Cream in Gleam,’ rebelling against the status-quo
In our latest Avant-titre episode, we look at Egyptian director Khairy Beshara's fan favorite "Ice Cream in Gleam" (1992). In this video, Ahmed Abo El Fadl attempts to analyze the…
Ahmed Abu al-Fadl
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Avant-titre: Wes Anderson: Beyond symmetry
Is his style ingenious, or has it become redundant?
Ahmed Abu al-Fadl
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