A small contrast of 1925's Egypt with the ancient one

Daily Life in Egypt: Ancient and Modern (1925)

A short documentary that explores the culture and traditions of Egypt. Made by famous Egyptologists Harry Burton and Albert Morton Lythgoe, the film presents the many similarities and differences between ancient Egypt and the one ...

Harry Burton

Albert Lythgoe

Daily Life in Egypt: Ancient and Modern

A small contrast of 1925&apos;s Egypt with the ancient one

A very curious short documentary focusing on the Egypt of 1925 and how little certain aspects from agriculture, tradition and culture hasn&apos;t changed so drastically from the ancient Egypt of 4000 years ago, when pharaos and pyramids ruled the world. Mady by two known Egyptologists, the silent film (that got a re-release with a musical score) captures the daily routine of peasants working their crops and fields, boat crossing, house constructions at the same time many works of art from ancient Egpyt showing that same routine are used to compare and evidence the similarity of both eras. The second half of the film focuses on showing Cairo, a little more modernized with its markets, products, vehicles and crowds from all over the world.

It&apos;s a great, patient and beautiful view of everything - the movie was really well preserved by the MET team, and the real shock we have comes from seeing a place deeply rooted with traditions and historical culture as it is one of the cradles of civilizations of the world yet very little traces of modernity and technological evolution had come their way back in the early 1920&apos;s if compared to Western societies that changed in drastic manners in a period of 400 years or less. Only on the second part of the short that you&apos;ll see some modern intrusion. For the most part, the closer we&apos;ll ever get to see from the ancient Egypt and its people, if trying to imagine how they lived back thousands of years ago, comes from this piece and in a documentary form, far from the creations of Hollywood. It&apos;s a nice basis, and a fine picture. 8/10.

A very curious short documentary focusing on the Egypt of 1925 and how little certain aspects from agriculture, tradition and culture hasn't changed so drastically from the ancient Egypt of 4000 years ago, when pharaos and pyramids ruled the world. Mady by two known Egyptologists, the silent film (that got a re-release with a musical score) captures the daily routine of peasants working their crops and fields, boat crossing, house constructions at the same time many works of art from ancient Egpyt showing that same routine are used to compare and evidence the similarity of both eras. The second half of the film focuses on showing Cairo, a little more modernized with its markets, products, vehicles and crowds from all over the world.

It's a great, patient and beautiful view of everything - the movie was really well preserved by the MET team, and the real shock we have comes from seeing a place deeply rooted with traditions and historical culture as it is one of the cradles of civilizations of the world yet very little traces of modernity and technological evolution had come their way back in the early 1920's if compared to Western societies that changed in drastic manners in a period of 400 years or less. Only on the second part of the short that you'll see some modern intrusion. For the most part, the closer we'll ever get to see from the ancient Egypt and its people, if trying to imagine how they lived back thousands of years ago, comes from this piece and in a documentary form, far from the creations of Hollywood. It's a nice basis, and a fine picture. 8/10.

A short documentary that explores the culture and traditions of Egypt. Made by famous Egyptologists Harry Burton and Albert Morton Lythgoe, the film presents the many similarities and differences between ancient Egypt and the one from 1925.

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