fleshy lips and eyes of fire, Hind Rostom , one of the biggest stars of the age Gold Egyptian cinema, had a nearly erotic animal magnetism of a rare intensity. Often compared to Marilyn Monroe, who triumphed at the same time on American screens, the Egyptian star had yet a different personality film, and much more poisonous fragile as the American star and a sensuality more "rough around the edges" rather closer to the stars like Sophia Loren Italian. If movie fans around the world remember her glowing presence in Central Station, the masterpiece of Youssef Chahine, the blonde star has appeared in more than 134 films in Egypt. Born in Alexandria
drie in 1931, Hind Rostom lived an unhappy childhood with a police officer dad (Turkish origin) and a very bossy stepmother who beat her. She escapes from her daily admiring the movies or actresses like Shadia Magda not to mention American stars such as Rita Hayworth and Lana Turner. Very young, she left the family and tried his luck with movie studios, where one pays for some benefits under his dancer. The famous director Hassan Al Imam's remarks at an audition and offered him a role as a woman in the frivolous social drama "Daughters of Joy" in 1955 which will make it famous.
At the same time, she married director Hassan Raza, which she had a daughter. An unhappy marriage (Raza will even question the paternity of their child) it will try to compensate by devoting a whole to his profession as an actress. Hind Rostom
is engaged in the production of the most prestigious
the moment: in the musical you are my love by Youssef Chahine (1957), she pays the luxury of eclipsing the famous Farid el Atrash and Shadia in a scene where she dances sensuously into a train subjugating all passengers. While not a true pro in the Oriental dance (even if it participated in its infancy in many dance competitions), the actress has no difficulty convincing with its exuberant sensuality and undulating forms. It is found in the credits Sleepless Nights (1957), Salah Abu Serf, big budget film and color that seeks to duplicate the flamboyant melodramas of Hollywood, but not likely to overshadow the work of Douglas Sirk. Many improbabilities and lengths are handicapping a film that had yet much originality (a prey to the Oedipus complex, heroin Faten Hamama seduces a man who could be her father). Provision of Hind Rostom, a woman venal, breathing vulgarity
is unfortunately may be the worst film. She adds so much to his character of a bitch she is no longer credible. However, we can only applaud his performance in the magnificent Central Station (1958). In the role of busty selling lemonade, which arouses the desire and passion about her, Hind bursts onto the screen. Far novels pictures filmed swarming on Arab screens, this neo-realist film of great drama deals with a surprising frankness
human misery and sexual. It is also remarkably directed by Youssef Chahine. The film will see an international career to an unexpected Egyptian film. Applauded at the Berlin festival for her performance, the Egyptian star preferred yet prudently refuse offers of German studios, preferring the sky of Egypt to the European gloom.
Should we point out that Central Station was cons by a furnace in Egypt, as denoted by the film office report to the aspirations of Arab viewers who sought above all to escape from everyday reality. There, it's Conflict on the Nile (1959) which earned him a triumph, and yet this film is really inferior in all respects to film Chahine. Hind but it also reveals a sensuality in the role of a real Messalina who alternately seduces two cousins (Omar Sharif and Rushdy Abaza). Like a snake out his wicker basket, she enchants men waving and dancing to seduce them: it will
heavily punished for his crimes: during a fight, she died of an ax in his skull! These different roles shameless seductive worth Hind Rostom the nickname "Queen of seduction," the star has always felt very simplistic. After all did not she also embodied the screen here as well as moms wives models, girls from the countryside revered artists?
According to Hassan Al-Imam, "more than its physical assets was its internal dynamism which charmed a refreshing opulence, his youthful fervor. "
The press has a lot compared to Marilyn (perhaps for his blond and she was wearing skin-tight outfits including sleepless night), while the two stars finally had little in common: Hind has acknowledged having been influenced more by Rita Hayworth and admire above all the qualities of actress Ingrid Bergman. The seduction of Hind Rostom triumphant, its strength (at least on screen) and her nonconformist
evoke for me further Ava Gardner. For many Egyptian viewers, its best role remains that of the Coptic Shafiqa, fictionalized biography of a pioneer of Oriental dance, which opened in the early 20th century, several taverns and became the mistress of a Prime Minister before sinking into drugs .
In the 60s, Hind appeared in melodramas with extreme situations such as the Arab public likes (tomorrow is another day (1961)
a woman on the sidelines of life (1961)), social comedies (the pearl of girls in 1961) or musical (cast out of paradise with Farid el Atrash).
and soon went on the remake of The Blue Angel, the journal of the Night (1971), mediocre melodrama and old-fashioned in every sense including choreography. Even the provision of Hind will not be spared from criticism that the judge very bad.
Promise (1972) by Hassan el Seify recounts the misfortunes of a prisoner is however a very good movie
the heavy atmosphere and careful implementation, we are surprised by some camera movements rather bold and not common in Arab cinema of the time. In the role of the model wife, Hind. to 1000 places the tantalizing vamp of the 50s, is excellent. In 1979, Hind Rostom going away screens to devote himself to his daughter and grandchildren and let the audience remember the actress always beautiful. She went to Paris in 1987 as part of a festival on Arab cinema.
If she has long refused to sell his memoirs to an Egyptian television that wanted to make a series, the actress has recently published an autobiography. It has also long discussed a possible return to television, but the producers could not match his wage demands. Hind Rostom
continues to go to first nights and the arms of her second husband Dr. Fayad.
attentive to the evolution of cinema and song East, she said much appreciate the singer Nancy Ajram
artist who is often compared to him ... 
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