The Song of the Heart (1932 film)

The Song of the Heart
Arabicأنشودة الفؤاد
Directed byMario Volpe
Stephan Rosti
Written byKhalil Mutran
Edmond Nahas
Stephan Rosti
Lazar
StarringNadra Amin
George Abyad
CinematographyTullio Chiarini
Music byNaguib El Nahhas
Production
company
Edmund Nahhas Films
Release dates
  • 13 April 1932 (1932-04-13) (Cairo, Alexandria)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

The Song of the Heart is a 1932 Egyptian film directed by Mario Volpe and Stephan Rosti and written by Khalil Mutran, Edmond Nahas, and Rosti. It was the second Egyptian sound film, released the same year as the first Egyptian sound film, Sons of Aristocrats.[1] It was also the first Middle Eastern musical film.

The Song of the Heart was the first film to open in Cairo and Alexandria at the same time.[2]

Synopsis

The film revolves around a wealthy man who falls in love with a foreign dancer. Another man who works for the wealthy man also falls in love with this dancer, which leads to his wife's suspicions. She complains to her brother, who argues with his sister's husband. This argument results in the wife's brother being shot, the husband fleeing, and the wife's death after giving birth to a daughter.

Cast

  • Nadra Amin as Nadra
  • George Abyad as Ibrahim
  • Zakariyya Ahmad as Omar
  • Edmond Tuema as Prosecutor
  • Abdel Rahman Roshdy as Hosny
  • Mohamed Abdallah as Ahmed
  • Ali Ahmed as Amin Pasha
  • Lian Darfil as Merai
  • Nadia as Laila
  • Moursi Abdellatif as Lazar
  • Daisy Palma as Laila's nanny

Songs

Nadra Amin performing a song by Zakariyya Ahmad in The Song of the Heart

All songs performed by Nadra:[3]

  • Song of the Heart
  • Oh Sea of the Nile
  • Oh Precious

See also

References

  1. ^ Hammad, Hanan (10 May 2022). Unknown Past: Layla Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-1-5036-2978-3.
  2. ^ Barham, Jeremy (31 January 2024). The Routledge Companion to Global Film Music in the Early Sound Era. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-429-99701-3.
  3. ^ فيلم - أنشودة الفؤاد - 1932 مشاهدة اونلاين، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-08-31 – via elcinema.com.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_the_Heart_(1932_film)