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Vanessa Talks with Farouq Abdul Aziz Part 5 of 5

Vanessa talks with Farouk Abdul-Aziz A film by Roy Battersby, UK (1980) That One Oscar Night Out of 61 international prizes awarded to her in the glow of 61 luminous nights over four decades since 1966, including five Oscar nominations, and one win, that One […]

Vanessa Talks with Farouq Abdul Aziz Part 4 of 5

Vanessa talks with Farouk Abdul-Aziz A film by Roy Battersby, UK (1980) That One Oscar Night Out of 61 international prizes awarded to her in the glow of 61 luminous nights over four decades since 1966, including five Oscar nominations, and one win, that One […]

Vanessa Talks with Farouq Abdul Aziz Part 3 of 5

Vanessa talks with Farouk Abdul-Aziz A film by Roy Battersby, UK (1980) That One Oscar Night Out of 61 international prizes awarded to her in the glow of 61 luminous nights over four decades since 1966, including five Oscar nominations, and one win, that One […]

Vanessa Talks with Farouq Abdul Aziz Part 2 of 5

Vanessa talks with Farouk Abdul-Aziz A film by Roy Battersby, UK (1980) That One Oscar Night Out of 61 international prizes awarded to her in the glow of 61 luminous nights over four decades since 1966, including five Oscar nominations, and one win, that One […]

Vanessa Talks with Farouq Abdul Aziz Part 1 of 5

Vanessa talks with Farouk Abdul-Aziz A film by Roy Battersby, UK (1980) That One Oscar Night Out of 61 international prizes awarded to her in the glow of 61 luminous nights over four decades since 1966, including five Oscar nominations, and one win, that One […]

The Black Stallion (1979)

Review By: Farouq Abdul-Aziz “The Black Stallion” might seem to many a just another children movie.But it is only the first impression, reminiscent of another generated on watching Sidney Lumet’s ‘The Wiz’ three weeks ago. Accordingly we tend to classify our interests inside everybody’s family […]

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

Review By: Farouq Abdul-Aziz Three women in search of a dream Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears (1980), directed by V. Menshov, has always gained a phenomenal success wherever shown. Dubbed in several international languages,screened publicly in over 50 […]

Adieu Bonaparte (1985)

Review By: Farouq Abdul-Aziz KUWAIT TIMES, MONDAY DECEMBER 9, 1985 TONIGHT’S presentation is the latest production of the Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine, the Franco-Egyptian Adieu Bonaparte (100 minutes). The film had received its world pre¬miere a few months ago as the Egyptian entry in the […]

Some Mother’s Son (1996)

Review By: Roger Ebert If the long struggle between the British and the Irish had been carried out only on movie screens, the Irish would long since have been the victors. The Irish film industry, one of the most creative and interesting in Europe, has […]

Baraka (1992)

Review By: Roger Ebert If man sends another Voyager to the distant stars and it can carry only one film on board, that film might be “Baraka.” It uses no language, so needs no translation. It speaks in magnificent images, natural sounds, and music both […]