Dalida et le cinéma

Dalida, the adored icon of French chanson, began her career in the cinema. Her final film was Al-yawm al-Sadis (The Sixth Day) by Youssef Chahine. Visit this lesser-known side of her career, in the presence of her brother and producer Orlando.

Film presented

Al-yawm al-Sadis (The Sixth Day) by Youssef Chahine (1986, 1h45)
1947. While a cholera epidemic ravages Cairo, Saddika lives in the basement... Mixing melodrama, political criticism and musical comedy, Al-yawm al-Sadis (The Sixth Day) offers Dalida a major role a few months before her death.
Preceded by a conversation on the theme of Dalida and the cinema with her brother and producer Orlando (30min)
Institut Lumière Sun 23 10:30am