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Jun 2020
13m 26s

20. JUST A DROP - The Lost Glass and Cig...

Farrah Berrou
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JUST A DROP: Less than 10 minutes about a wine topic, some news, and updates.

Once again, Farrah went a little over the 10-minute mark for this one. After stumbling upon 1924's lost silent film "WINE," Farrah investigated if there are any wine films from this side of the world and she visited Abboudi Abou Jaoude for some help. This is what she discovered.

Most of America's Silent Films Are Lost Forever
Who was the original It girl?
ABBOUDI ABOU JAOUDÉ AND THE FORGOTTEN ERA OF ARAB CINEMA
1955's "A Glass and a Cigarette" - dubbed in Russian

Blogpost on Smash-Up & A Glass and a Cigarette
‘Made in Egypt?’ Egyptian films seen as knock-offs of Western productions

Translation of the clip of Azza's dialogue:
"You made her go back to alcohol. Don't forget that Hoda was an artist. Don't forget that she was the light of the stage. The day she married you, she was the most famous woman in Egypt. Why would she give all that up to live between 4 walls? Because she loves you."

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