{"id":53737,"date":"2017-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=53737"},"modified":"2023-08-14T12:03:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T12:03:28","slug":"7-old-arabic-movies-to-watch-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/53737\/7-old-arabic-movies-to-watch-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Old Arabic Movies To Watch This Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arabic cinema is truly an untapped goldmine that we are all sadly not aware enough of. Here are some movies you can cozy up to this winter and enjoy on a warm night in. <\/p>\n<p>  <b> 1. Cairo Station (1958)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/53737.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  This movie by Youssef Chahine tells the tale of a tragic love between a crippled street vendor and a girl who sells lemonade at the Cairo station, and is sure to have you falling in love. <\/p>\n<p>  <b> 2. The Nightingale&#8217;s Prayer (1959)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/53737-1.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  This Doa Al Karawan film is a heart-breaking story of revenge and plotting, starring the sensational Faten Hamama. <\/p>\n<p>  <b> 3. The Bus Driver (1982)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/53737-2.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  This tragic drama directed by Atef El-Tayeb is sure to break your heart. <\/p>\n<p>  <b> 4. The Extras (1993)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/53737-3.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  This cute romance between a widow and a self-conscious bachelor, directed by Nabil Maleh, is absolutely hilarious. <\/p>\n<p>  <b> 5. I Love Cinema (2004)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/53737-4.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  An adorable tale of a young child who loves cinema but is denied this love due to his father&#8217;s religious views, directed by Oussama Fawzi, is a must-see. <\/p>\n<p>  <b> 6. Little Wars (1982)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/53737-5.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  An awesome film by Maroun El Baghdadi, Little Wars is a sad and truthful, sometimes funny, retelling of the Lebanese civil war. <\/p>\n<p>  <b> 7. Take Care of Zouzou (1972)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/53737-6.png\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>  This comedy musical, directed by Hassan Al Imam, was truly ahead of its time. Starring Soad Hosny and Hussein Fahmy, you should check out this film if you haven&#8217;t seen it already. <\/p>\n<p> 1    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arabic cinema is truly an untapped goldmine that we are all sadly not aware enough of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":626926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-53737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-listomania"],"authorship":[73],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>7 Old Arabic Movies To Watch This Winter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Arabic cinema is truly an untapped goldmine that we are 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