Ipswich Film Society

Ipswich Film Society - 2009/10 Season

The Yacoubian Building (2006)

2008/09 Season

THE YACOUBIAN BUILDING

Egypt 2006 (15)
161 minutes
Directed by Marwan Hamed

Hollywood Film Theatre - 23 February 2009 - 7.30pm
Through the lives of the inhabitants of a Cairo apartment building Marwan Hamed reveals the hypocrisy and corruption endemic in Eqyptian - and by extension Arab - society. A triumph that it was made at all, but to be done with such style and verve, this is a gem from a neglected film culture.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS: Enthralled for three hours. Just the sort of film I expect in a film society. Thank you; Wonderfully atmospheric and true to the book. Really enjoyable; I'm sure that there's a good film in there but so many film makers don't learn to edit; Much too long. Interesting portrait of Cairo through the inhabitants of the building and lots of flawed characters and ambiguity but I was left feeling a bit lost.

The Yacoubian Building (2006)

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