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Choosing a favourite movie is tough when you consider all the masterpieces in cinematic history, especially if we’re talking about the Golden Age of cinema.
However, having a comfort movie that genuinely fills your heart with warmth and joy isn’t unheard of. When it comes to old cinema, there are a lot of movies that you will never get sick of watching, even if they’re slightly cliché.
So if you’re into comfort movies or if you’re a hopeless romantic who also loves a good laugh, take a look at our six movie picks below!
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Esha’et Hob (1961)
A shy gentleman, Hussein, is in love with his cousin Samiha, who doesn’t seem to find him as cool as Lucy, another of her cousins who’s a talented singer and dancer. But, after her father starts a rumour that Hussein is dating the famous Hind Rustom, Samiha gets jealous, and the rest is history. The fact that Omar El Sherif and Soad Hosny are both in this movie should be enough to get you hooked!
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Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
The premise of Breakfast At Tiffany’s is simple: A girl goes through a self-realisation journey, discovering the partying culture of old New York. Occasionally, she dresses up to have breakfast in front of the Tiffany storefront and ends up falling for her new neighbour. Throughout the story, our protagonist deals with her past haunting her.
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Aroos El Nil (1963)
This movie is about the unusual, bizarre meeting between Samy, an engineer who works at an oil company, and the ancient, time-travelling ‘bride of the Nile’, Hamees. While on an assignment at a place where several Ancient Egyptian tombs are buried, Samy meets Hamees, who’s on a mission to stop him and his colleagues from ruining things significant to Ancient Egyptian history. As events progress, the pair fall in love. How do you think a love story between an engineer and a bride of the Nile ended?
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My Fair Lady (1964)
You’ll probably be familiar with this story. My Fair Lady is a musical movie in which a professor of linguistics finds a working-class girl who he tries to convert into a high-society lady, turning her into someone presentable by teaching her how to speak and act. Events ensue until something surprising happens to Eliza—watch the movie to find out what it is!
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Afreet Meraty (1968)
Can you imagine what life would be like if every time you watch a movie, you start impersonating its characters? Well, that’s exactly what happens to Shadia’s Aida in Afreet Meraty, in which she stars alongside Salah Zulfikar’s Saleh, who has to deal with her personality changes. It’s important to say that Aida’s impersonations of characters don’t stop even when the couple are in public—at one point, she even dresses up as Irma La Douce!
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Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Bye Bye Birdie is a comedy musical that originally started as a theatrical gem on Broadway before it was turned into a movie. The story is about Conrad Birdie, a rock singer giving his fans his final goodbye before retiring. However, Conrad has one thing to cross off his bucket list before he retires for good—kiss one of his female fans. And that lucky girl happens to be Kim McAfee. Naturally, a lot more happens, but we’re not going to spoil it for you. Watch it for yourself!
