Zamalek, 9 El Nahr St How far away is this year of 1935, when the legendary Studio Misr (or Masr as Egyptians pronounce it, meaning Egypt) saw the brink of day at the footsteps of the pyramids, founded by Talaat Harb « an opponent to the British colonizers, founder of the first Egyptian bank, the Studios Misr (Egypt) emblematized national pride. (…) The entire contemporary history of Egypt unfolds through Studio Misr. The struggle against the British occupation stimulates the development of a national cinema, rapidly considered as an epitome. »
