A "Screen Traveler" entry conducted by André de la Varre, this special concerns about Egypt, most precisely Cairo and the Pyramids, filmed in the late 1930's. The film shows many of the modernized aspects from the city and also some of its old traditional markets and landmarks.
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Is this for you? If you like old-school travel logs or just want to see what Cairo looked like before the world went sideways in the 40s, you’ll probably dig this. If you need a plot or characters, steer clear. You’ll be bored to tears within five minutes. There is something inherently strange about watching footage f...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
André de la Varre
Ralph Ince
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"Is this for you? If you like old-school travel logs or just want to see what Cairo looked like before the world went sideways in the 40s, you’ll probably dig this. If you need a plot or characters, steer clear. You’ll be bored to tears within five minutes. There is something inherently strange about watching footage from 1939. You know what's coming, even if the people on screen are just trying to sell rugs or pose by the Sphinx. André de la Varre has this very specific, slightly stiff way of ..."
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