Arabic Movies and Videos
Salams Journey - Arabic Videocassette
Special $44.95
Description: While playing in the jungle, your Salam and his friend Mahmood the elephant find Hudhud, a talking hoopoe bird. Salam befriends the Hudhud and decides to take care of him. So begins the adventure of the trio. All in Arabic. VHS Approx. 45 minutes. Ages 3 to 10.
Esther (DVD)
Special $39.95
Description: Amos Gitai (Kadosh, Kippur) updates the Biblical story of Esther in this unforgettable film. Drawing from ancient sources to explore the world today, Esther is a "dense, provocative" film (Village Voice) that is "bristling with ideas" (New York Times). Ahasverus, the ruler of a great and sprawling kingdom, chooses as his queen Esther, a beautiful peasant girl. Mordecai, Esther's uncle, convinces her not to tell Ahasverus that she is Jewish. But when Mordecai refuses to bow down before Ahasverus' lieutenant Haman, a vicious cycle of revenge begins, pitting friend against friend and a king against his queen's people. Cinematography by the great Henri Alekan (Beauty and the Beast, Roman Holiday, Wings of Desire and countless other classics). In Hebrew, Arabic and other languages, with English subtitles. 97 mins.
Paul Bowles -- Half Moon (DVD)
Special $39.95
Description: The exotic world of expatriate American writer Paul Bowles (The Sheltering Sky) is brought to the screen in this beautifully photographed anthology based on three of his short stories. Bowles introduces each story and narrates the first. "Merkala Beach", "Call at Corazon", and "Allal" are all haunting, enigmatic tales that capture the essence of Bowles' vision of humanity and his love of strange, colorful locales. In English, Arabic, and Berber with English subtitles. 91 mins.
Tale of the Three Jewels - Arabic Video Cassette VHS
Special $44.95
($49.95) regular
Description: Tale of the Three Jewels - This moving parable was the first feature ever filmed in the Gaza Strip. It tells the story of Yussef, a 12-year-old boy who lives in an imaginary world of his own and often escapes from the surrounding violence to the beautiful Gaza countryside. One day he meets Aida, a ravishing gypsy girl with whom he falls in love. When Yussef declares his intention of marrying her when they grow up, she tells him that he must first find three jewels missing from her grandmother's necklace. This sets him off on an amazing adventure. In Arabic with English subtitles.
