		Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 24 - 30 September 1998 Issue No.396
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875		Current issue \| Previous issue \| Site map

The Egyptian-European Festival of Silent Movies with Live Music is the first of its kind in Egypt. Ten countries are participating with rare screenings of influential productions dating from as early as 1914. And while the film and accompanying music did not necessarily originate in the same package in the case of the Italian entry, the film is accompanied by the original score.
The earliest Egyptian news reels by Mohamed Bayoumi, including documentary footage of Saad Pasha and Nahas Pasha and the transportation of the pillars of the Morsi Abul Abbas Mosque, are accompanied by electronic music composed by Mohamed Abdel- Wahab Abdel-Fattah. The same composer's music, performed by violinist Hassan Sharara, will accompany Bayoumi's feature film Barsoum Looking for A Job.

Festival screenings:

Thur, 24 Sept
7pm: Opening. Erotikon(Czech Republic) 1929; music: members of the Prague Symphony Orchestra.
9pm: Films by Mohamed Bayoumi: News Reels, 1919 and Barsoum Looking for A Job, 1923 (Egypt); music: compositions by Mohamed Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Fattah performed by Hassan Sharara (violin).
Fri, 25 Sept
5.30pm: Berlin. Die Sinfonie der Großstadt(Germany) 1927; music: improvisation by 5 Minute Heroes.
7pm: A Megfagyott Gyermek(Hungary) 1921; music improvisations by Gábor Kecskeméti (piano).
8.30pm: Cabiria(Italy) 1914; music: I. Pizetti and M. Mazza (piano).
Sat, 26 Sept
5.30pm: Battleship Potemkin(Russia) 1925; music by Shostakovich with Irina Abgarian (piano).
7pm: Avant Garde Cinema of the '20s(France/USA); music: record on gramophone & Planètes Lumière, La Première Séance(France); music: improvisation by Yehia Khalil (drums). 8.30pm: Cabiria(Italy) 1914; music: I. Pizetti and M. Mazza (piano).
Sun, 27 Sept
5.30pm: Jànosik(Slovakia) 1921; music: improvisation by Marián Curko (piano).
7pm: Berlin. Die Sinfonie der Großstadt(Germany) 1927; music: improvisation by 5 Minute Heroes.
9pm: Battleship Potemkin(Russia) 1925; music by D. Shostakovich with Irina Abgarian (piano).
Mon, 28 Sept
5.30pm: Sodom und Gomorrha(Austria) 1922; music: compiled by Giuseppe Becce (on record).
7pm: A Megfagyott Gyermek(Hungary) 1921; music improvisations by Gábor Kecskeméti (piano).
9pm: Jànosik(Slovakia) 1921; music: improvisation by Marián Curko (piano).
Tues, 29 Sept
7pm: Les Deux Timides(France) 1929; music: piano. 9pm: Sodom und Gomorrha(Austria) 1922; music: compiled by Giuseppe Becce (on record).
Wed, 30 Sept
7pm: Films by Mohamed Bayoumi: News Reels, 1919 and Barsoum Looking for A Job, 1923 (Egypt); music: compositions by Mohamed Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Fattah performed by Hassan Sharara (violin).
9pm: Avant Garde Cinema of the '20s(France/USA); music: record on gramophone & Planètes Lumière, La Première Séance(France); music: improvisation by Yehia Khalil (drums).