DIFF's The 100 Greatest Arab Films
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In 2013, the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) invited 475 film critics, writers, novelists, academics, and other arts professionals to select the 10 most important films in the history of Arab cinema. They compiled the results into a top 100, which they published in a book, "Cinema of Passion." The book includes analysis of each film in both English and Arabic, written by 20 film critics.
All of the films on this list received at least 9 votes. The most-represented countries are Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Algeria, and Tunisia. See this spreadsheet for the vote counts, top directors, and top films for each country.
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Bidaya wa nihaya
1960 — a.k.a. The Beginning and the End, in 2 top lists Check -
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Al-saqqa mat
1977 — a.k.a. The Water-Carrier Is Dead, in 1 top list Check -
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Al-zawja al-thaniya
1967 — a.k.a. The Second Wife, in 1 top list Check -
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El fatawa
1957 — a.k.a. The Tough, in 2 top lists Check -
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Shabab emraa
1956 — a.k.a. The Leech, in 1 top list Check -
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Al-moaten Masry
1991 — a.k.a. War in the Land of Egypt, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Nov 10, 2013; source