#egypt
The rise of cinema in Egypt in the 1910s and 1920s introduced a new chapter in national art, with silent films redefining how stories were told on screen. Silent films are movies produced without synchronized recorded dialogue, relying instead on expressive acting, intertitles, and live or recorded music to convey emotion and narrative. In Egypt, early silent films such as Laila (1927) and Zaynab (1930) played a foundational role in shaping the country’s cinema, using visual storytelling to explore themes…
