(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha Film Institute (DFI) is screening two films featuring Arab film icon Faten Hamama on June 4 and 5.
Hamama died earlier this year. She was among the best-known actresses of Egyptian cinema with over 100 films to her credit and a wide fan base across the Arab world.
DFI will screen The Land of Dreams shortlisted for an Academy Award in 1994, and Mouths and Rabbits, as part of a special programme at Katara Drama Theatre.
Debuting when she was seven, with Happy Day, Hamama last acted in The Land of Dreams in 1993 before returning to television with the mini-series Face of the Moon in 2000.
Known as the 'Lady of the Arabic Screen' and an integral part of the era described as the 'Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema,' she acted in films that tackled social justice and women's rights.
Directed by Daoud Abdel Sayed, The Land of Dreams marks Hamama's final role. She plays Narges Rihan who is to immigrate to the US, the titular 'land of dreams.' However, she discovers that she has misplaced her ticket and passport, and her search sets her on a journey of enlightenment. The film also stars Yehia El Fakharany and Hesham Selim.
Mouths and Rabbits (1977), directed by Henry Barakat, is a family drama starring Hamama as Nimaat, who lives with her fretful sister and lazy brother-in-law, and their nine children.
She works in a factory to support the family, yet they barely scrape by. Upon discovering her family's plans to marry her off, Nimaat flees the village and falls in love with a wealthy man only to discover that she's already someone's wife.
The Land of Dreams and Mouths and Rabbits will be screened at 7pm, with English subtitles.
Tickets are priced QR35; students receive a discounted rate of QR25 upon presenting a valid ID. Tickets can be purchased at www.dohafilminstitute.com or from Box Offices at Building No. 16, and at Drama Theatre on June 4 and 5 from 2pm to 8pm.
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