Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- melancholic
- bittersweet
- reflective evening
- world cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Na'eem's perspective centers his adoration of cinema and his confusion over his father's condemnation of it.
Adly's fear of God hardens into fanaticism and shapes his treatment of his family.
The family's everyday conflicts combine humor with Ne'mat's depression and frustrated marriage.
The story follows an Egyptian Christian family living in 1960s Cairo.
Films like I Love Cinema, and why
The Spirit of the Beehive
shared child-centered perspective, religious family conflict, and bittersweet social drama
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
shared 1960s childhood viewpoint, family tension, and nostalgic coming-of-age atmosphere
The Magdalene Sisters
shared critique of religious rigidity, domestic repression, and darkly comic family drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Osama Fawzy
- Release Date
- 2004-06-09
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (26)
Cast
- Youssef Othman
- Mahmoud Hemida
- Layla Olwy
- Menna Shalabi
- Edward
- Aida Abdel Aziz
- Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab
- Rolla Mahmoud
- Nadia Rafeek
- Mohamed Shoman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Shahid VIP
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is I Love Cinema about?
- A six-year-old Egyptian boy's love of movies collides with his father's religious fanaticism and his mother's quietly desperate domestic life.
- What is I Love Cinema like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Love Cinema as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is I Love Cinema violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in I Love Cinema as mild.
- Which films are like I Love Cinema?
- Films with a similar feel include The Spirit of the Beehive, The Tree of Wooden Clogs, and The Magdalene Sisters.
- How long is I Love Cinema?
- I Love Cinema runs 124 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Love Cinema?
- In United States, I Love Cinema streams on Shahid VIP.
