Togo Mizrahi

Togo Mizrahi

In the film can not be ignored Togo Mizrahi name as one of the leading founders of the art, and the first to enter the film industry in Egypt and the Middle East, the famous "No one can enter the cinema free his phrase," That's the director has an important role in the history of Egyptian cinema, has directed thirty films valuable between 1930 and 1945.

Togo Mizrahi is an Italian born in Alexandria, Z June 2, 1901 to the family of Emtemsrh, learn the schools of Alexandria until he received the French trade diploma, moved to Italy in 1921 to complete his education in the study of trade but moved to France.

Beginning

In Paris he had the opportunity to visit the «Studio Jomon», watching the filming of some movies in it, so he was able to stand on a lot of secrets work Alcinmaia.oabdo he decided to shift from a business that had been practiced briefly in Alexandria, and turning to full-time for the cinema, so he purchase of filming 53 ms machine, and he filmed some short films about Paris, Rome, Venice landmarks, was that he was hired by «international film company» in Paris to buy these movies marketed Bmaraftha.oaaud Togo Mizrahi to continue his film, in 1928 to Alexandria.

At the beginning of his journey with the film he appeared under the name "Ahmed Levantine" for fear of the wrath of his family continued his cameraman of the news and events in the city of Alexandria, and then go to take out after leaving the task of photography to his friend the Egyptian photographer young Abdel Halim Nasr, and has a great history in the making films in Alexandria, and established a studio Togo in Backso neighborhood of Alexandria, then transferred his activity to Cairo in 1939, he bought a new Wehbe Giza Square studio to turn him into a studio and lab Giza is a place Cinema Alventazio now.

Founded the film company dubbed «Egyptian film company» and took a slogan for his company is a crescent inside the three stars, which is the slogan of the Egyptian flag at the time, was Togo intense enthusiasm and activity Mizrahi «and brimming with vitality and energetic and love for the industry», and by virtue of the economic study and work in the stock market and trade cotton, has decided to step right steps to enter the world of cinema as a producer

 And by virtue of its beginnings cinema with France and his dealings with the French producers who were buying documentary tapes had her out and sells them, he began to understand the film language taught Vinyatha, and applies them in his films, directed by, and the fact that Togo Mizrahi «was conversant conversant good in the film, and this has emerged clearly in all his films, he was fluent expression image, and the dialogue in his films was a little bit to the point of eye-catching, and we note in his films that he resorted frequently to Alfotomonteg to express transition in the evolution of his stories stage, while common in our films at the time is a narrative dialogue style, so we found « Shalom », one of the heroes of filmmakers who presented them« Togo Mizrahi »to the cinema is moving in a natural way, and the money in the tradition of the representatives of foreign jockey, performance was« Shalom »quite different from the representatives of Knight playwrights, who started in the theater and taken their movements to Alcinma.kma was« Togo Mizrahi »fluent imaging environment in which the spin of events, and trying to give them real life, Vengda deliberately introducing some extras in the outdoor scenes, walking in front of the camera without the role, but breathe life and movement in those scenes.

Technical march

In 1930 he introduced the first of his films "abyss" at a cinema "Blvy", and three months after the show in Cairo under the new name "cocaine" in the February 23, 1931, was the "Togo Mizrahi" produced and directed the decoration design and script writing, dialogue and action montage, and has represented him representatives of aliases such as "Abdullah Thabit," "Fatima static", "Fatima Hassan Levantine."

The events of the movie "Abyss" or "cocaine" revolved around the worker is trying to lure wife of his friend Aljamilhbalmal and induce Vev_l, he seeks to reach them by pushing the friend to cocaine addiction, Vinhrv and expelled from his job, and the collapse of family, and develop events that this addict kills his son and sentenced to death, but the friend dies villain to fall from the scaffolding above the one on which it runs in one Alamart. It is striking that, who filmed the movie "Alvezy Oorvnelly", as it is interesting also to consider that when viewing the film in Cairo has Gmadar Cairo the English at that time, "Russell Pasha" to send a letter of thanks to Togo Mizrahi for the production of this film, which deals with serious Gjtmaih problem in the eyes of Gmadar.

The following year in 1932 gave the film "5001" (five thousand and one) has been starring "Dawlat Ramzi" .. In 1933 gave His first spokesman of the "Children of Egypt" from its representation with "Hanan rose" and his brother, who went by the name "Abdul Aziz Levantine ".. this is the film of the first movies that he had filmed the director of photography Major Abdul Halim Nasr, he has photographed all the movies," Togo Mizrahi ", directed by then, except for the film" rainy night ".

The events revolve film "Children of Egypt" for a poor young man, but superior in his study and falls in love with the sister of his colleague in the study, the daughter Pasha, but the son of a man working on a donkey cart, and propose marriage to her, but her family refuses this marriage contempt for his father's profession, Faisab boy go crazy, and the film ends Bchweih and winning a major award in the engineering contest and his marriage to the girl of his dreams and the film deals with the problem of class differences.

In 1934 presents his first film comedy "envoys" He has to represent months bilateral Comedy in the Egyptian theater in that period, "Fawzi Aldzaarly" in the role of "teacher Bahbah" and "Ihsan Aldzaarly" his wife "mother of Ahmed," and fulfill the film was a big success, and continues " Togo Mizrahi "to exploit the success of the comedy duo" Fawzi Aldzaarly and Ihsan Aldzaarly "Afikdmanma in his next" Dr. Farhat "in 1935 and Aharkhma representation in the events of the film.

In 1935 also he introduced two films, the first "Shalom Torgoman" starring "Shalom" and "joyful Mahdi" and "slave MahrM "and revolves around visiting US tourist with his daughter, fiancée of the young Americans of Alexandria, Viaraf the lottery seller" Shalom "and take evidence and Torgomana him during his visit to Egypt, even though he does not know any foreign language, Shalom and move with the tourist and his daughter to Cairo, and while talking daughter for love with American Bhabibha believes she loves him is, up-Khatib US to Cairo realizes "Shalom" The truth .. and his second in 1935 was named "Sea" starring Fawzi Ihsan Aldzaarly "and the" Togo Mizrahi "in the movie role of" Hamidou "son Albuld.ovy 1936 also made two films with "the only barbaric Egypt's Al-Kassar" the first name of "a hundred thousand pounds" and the second as the "sentry gendarmerie," and two films of actress "Zuzu Labib." in 1937, introduced the "good old slander," starring "Zuzu Labib" and "Ahmed mourning "and" Shalom, "and the movie" the time of seven "starring" on Kassar and "joyful Mahdi" (whose original name was Henriette Cohen) and "Glory demand" and "Shalom sports." Then introduced in 1938, "telegraph" starring "on Kassar and "joyful Mahdi," and the movie "I Tabay Keda" starring "Zuzu Chakib" and "Fouad Shafik." After the transfer of its activities to Cairo and directed 19 films and produced a number of other Aloflam.vi 1939 was discovered a knack for Laila Murad in a new way at the hands of Mizrahi director of Togo, who made it five films in consecutive years earned a high fame and experience, and given the opportunity in the second films "rainy night" to share the championship with the great artist Youssef Wahbi, in addition to that he discovered the singer Karem Mahmoud Sinmaiiaalatjah intellectual and Alvinyaldrasat make sure that the Jewish character was not have a significant presence in the beginnings of Egyptian cinema only in films Togo Mizrahi comedy during the thirties by the starring Jewish actor "Thalom" he explained that the personal Shalom mastering Mizrahi drawn emphasize the extent of the merger, which was experienced by Jews in Almbar.oaln community for Jewish truth identity through submission to smooth films championed Jewish Egyptian, and was the beginning of 1932 a film titled '5001', and the hero of the movie 'Shalom' Jew who acts according to his identity and rituals of his religion, then 'Shalom Sports' in 1933, then' Shalom Torgoman 'the following year, and directed' Camillo Mizrahi 'and his assistants are the Jews:' Solomon Mizrahi, well. Nahal'.tm abandoned personal 'Shalom' to pose unequivocally Jewish character, during most of its production with 'Ali al-Kassar', and the evidence for that is wearing a secretary at the Star of David distinctive ornament gold in the movie 'Othman and Ali' Ali al-Kassar in 1930 Alnhihalt votes in Egypt's request to fight companies and the work of the Jews in Egypt, even if they are Egyptians, but it came to throwing some bombs on some Jewish shops, as happened to the shop Hacorell the year 8491, and that continued people the illusion that he will return to the artistic activity, at which time he liquidates the work, even he sold the studio «Togo» to «dignity» and «tailor» and changed his name to the studio shortly, has been «Togo Mizrahi» for some trouble, strongly attacked by virtue of being a Jew. In 1948, "Togo Mizrahi" left Cairo to Italy and stayed there and stopped Film activity has died in Rome, where he died on June 5, 1986, which traveled to after the Palestine war