HOME MOVIES: 1950 EGYPTIAN FAMILY

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1950s

Format: 16mm

Description: This home movie was shot by Dr. E. H. Eassa, a physician who served in the Egyptian Air Force. The film shows his middle-class family, their friends and their activities in the 1950s and 60s, including a trip to Bruges, Belgium, the Cairo Flower Parade, and a visit to the Great Pyramid at Giza. 00:06 The crowd at Abdeen Square in Cairo waiting for the Flower Parade to begin. 00:34 "The Parade is on the Way" says the title card. 00:48 The "Egyptian Steel Company" float is first to arrive. 01:07 Crowds looking on from the balconies and roofs of the surrounding apartment buildings. 01:14 A vintage racing car covered with flowers. 01:24 Girl Scouts riding a float. 01:26 A royal float in the shape of a crown. 01:28 A pharaonic-style ship with riders clad in ancient Egyptian dress. 01:50 The crescent and three stars pre-republic flag can be seen on the Boy Scout float. 02:06 Ladies dressed in Pharaonic dress on the next float. 02:13 Spectators pack the balconies. 02:26 The "Egyptian Hotels Union" Pharaonic float with lotus flowers. 02:38 The "Egyptian Aluminum Company" is next. 03:20 Islamic divinity students march behind the royal floats. 03:23 The students are carrying a banner stating "Long Live His Highness King Farouk The First - Shibin El Kom Religious Institute" 03:47 The religious float sign quotes the Quran urging the pilgrimage to Mecca for those who are able. 03:58 A trip to Bruges Belgium. 04:02 A street scene. 04:19 A policeman directing traffic. 04:35 The Belfry at Bruges which was added to the Market Square in the 13th century. 04:57 The historical "Market (Markt) Square". 04:57 The Bruges Gruuthusemuseum which first opened in 1876. 06:04 Another view of the Belfry at Bruges. 06:14 The statue of Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck, who led "Matins of Bruges", a massacre of the French garrison in 1302 that lead to the defeat of the French by the Flemish militia in July of the same year. 06:40 A drive through and out of town. 07:48 A trip to the pyramids of Giza. 07:56 The three pyramids: Khufu (or Cheops) also known as the Great Pyramid; Khafre and Menkaure (nearest to farthest from camera). 08:15 Pyramids Road leading to the pyramid site. 08:43 The contrast between a modern European-style villa and the ancient pyramid. 09:20 The Mena House Hotel as it was in the 1950s. 09:44 The Great Pyramid. 10:15 The Sphynx prior to modern restorations. 10:55 The classic Sphynx with the pyramids in the background view. 11:36 The Pyramids Road. 13:22 The Sphynx in profile. 14:10 A frontal view of the Sphynx showing the effects of erosion. 14:54 Tourists and tour guides gather at the site for camel rides.

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