The White Rose (Egyptian Arabic: الوردة البيضاء, translit. Al Warda Al Baida) is a 1933 Egyptian film directed by Mohammed Karim, the author of the silent film Zaynab.[1][2] It was the second Egyptian musical film after Ounchoudat al-fouad, the success of which led to the musical as the preferred genre of Egyptian cinema.[3][4]

Synopsis

The love relationship between Ragaa, the daughter of Ismail Pasha and Galal who works for her father became stronger. When Ismail finds out, he fires Galal. Galal becomes a singer, while Rajaa suffers from her stepmother who wants her to marry her brother, Shafik.

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References

  1. ^ Shafik, Viola (2007). Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-065-3.
  2. ^ Shafik, Viola (2007-05-01). Popular Egyptian Cinema: Gender, Class, and Nation. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-1-61797-375-8.
  3. ^ Armbrust, Walter (1996-07-28). Mass Culture and Modernism in Egypt. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-48492-3.
  4. ^ "AL WARDA AL-BAIDA – Fondo Fílmico del FCAT – Festival de Cine Africano de Tarifa" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-08.


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