Al-Ard
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Al-Ard is a landmark 1969 Egyptian film by director Youssef Chahine that powerfully portrays peasant struggles against feudal oppression in rural Egypt.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Land
NERFINISHED
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novel by Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Abdel Aziz Fahmy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| depicts | Egyptian peasantry ⓘ |
| director | Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Egyptian New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political film ⓘ social realist film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | The Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
influenced later political films in the Arab world
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studied in film courses on Third Cinema ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class conflict
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collective resistance ⓘ feudal oppression ⓘ land rights ⓘ peasant struggles ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | struggle over irrigation and land distribution ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of feudal landowners
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portrayal of rural class struggle ⓘ status as classic of Egyptian cinema ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Youssef Chahine filmography ⓘ |
| portrays |
collective action of villagers
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conflict between peasants and landlords ⓘ |
| producedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | landmark of Arab cinema ⓘ |
| releaseType | theatrical film ⓘ |
| runningTimeApprox | 130 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Youssef Chahine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| setInRegion | rural Egypt ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
agrarian society in mid-20th-century Egypt
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power relations in rural communities ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1969 ⓘ |
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