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Al-Mummia
(The Mummy/The Night of Counting the Years) (1969) – C. A. Salam
Hypnotic and eerie but true tale from
Egypt detailing how a remote tribe was caught plundering a hidden mountain tomb
where dozens of mummies (including those of important pharaohs) had been
secured 3000 years ago after their official tombs in the Valley of the Kings
had been desecrated. Taking place in the late 1880’s, the film also contains an
apparent conflict between the city people and the mountain people, the modern
versus the traditional culture. However, all is not what it seems, as the young
people of the mountain tribe show that they have more respect for their
ancestors than do their elders who have been beset by greed, aided by a
malevolent antiquities dealer. The day
is won by those who wish to preserve and safeguard the past. The actual
landscapes and relics of Egypt and some spooky electronic music give this a
quality of dreamlike otherworldliness.
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