“Dalida” world premiere at Novo Cinema on January 21

Manama  : As part of the So French week programme, the world premiere of Dalida will be shown in Bahrain. Scheduled for January 21, the movie retraces the life of singer and actress Dalida.  

The movie was released in France on January 11 and it’s release in Bahrain will be the first viewing internationally.  

Commenting on the announcement, Bernard Regnauld-Fabre, stated:  “We welcome the news that the world premiere of Dalida will take place here in Bahrain during So French week.   Her iconic status is well known by many and the movie has opened to critical acclaim in France.  The film is a great addition to our busy programme of events, all due to take place later this month,” Bernard Regnauld-Fabre said. 

The movie is written, directed and co-produced by Lisa Azuelos and stars Sveva Alviti as Dalida. 

It looks at the life of Dalida, a 1960s Italian actress born and raised in Cairo.  Dalida became a star of Egypt’s cinema and later turned her hand to singing which brought her worldwide acclaim. Throughout her career Dalida performed and recorded in more than ten languages, including Arabic, Italian, French, English and Japanese. She sold over 130 million records worldwide before her tragic death in Paris in 1987. 

The premiere will be shown at Novo Cinema in Seef Mall, Muharraq, with 174 tickets available to the public. The tickets are free of charge, however reservation in advance is required through www.sofrench.me  

The dates for So French week have been set for the January 18 to 23.