Friday, July 11, 2025

Jul 10th   
Omar Sharif: A Nomad's Life*    
(Ger TVM 2020) 

Reflective documentary (on the 10th anniversary of his death) from selective family and friends perspective about the dashing Egyptian and later wandering gambler, with an interesting final chapter during his last months during the "Arab Spring" revolution.

w, d: Jascha Hannover
featuring Tarek Sharif, Pierre Boulanger, Omar Sharif Jnr, Dominique Perron, and others
narr: Dulcie Smart
ph: Andy Lehmann
m: Martin Gerke

Preceded by:
Singapore Sue  
(US 1931. Paramount. 10m. bw; A historical item of interest as the first on-screen appearance of Archie Leach (later Cary Grant) following on from his early theatre days, in a minor, roughly directed musical one-reeler; even then, he was already playing the ladies man. w, d: Casey Robinson; with Anna Chang, Joe Wong, Millard Mitchell,)


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