The Night of Counting the Years

The Night of Counting the Years, a.k.a. The Mummy Arabic AlMummia is a 1969 Egyptian film directed by Shadi Abdel Salam. It was Salams first feature film. Egyptian critics consistently list it as one of the most important Egyptian films ever made. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 43rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

The film casts its story in terms of the search for an authentic, lost Egyptian national identity, represented by the neglected and misunderstood artifacts of ancient Egyptian civilisation. However, the conflict between city and countryside suggests questions that are not resolved in the film, making it an ambiguous, unsettling reflection on the price of identity.citation needed Its slow pace, unusual camera angles and striking colours give the film a dreamlike quality, reinforced by Mario Nascimbenes eerie music.citation needed Moreover, the dialogue is entirely in classical Arabic, a very unusual trait for an Egyptian film, which adds to the sense of unreality.citation needed ........

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