This is a 27" x 39" Lebanese one-sheet movie poster designed by an
unknown artist for the 1974 Said Marzouk film I want a Solution
written by Faten Hamama (1931-2015) and Said Marzouk (1940-2014) and
starring Faten Hamama as Doria. Plot summary: The film explores a
woman's right to a divorce when married life is no longer possible.
It was the first film in Egypt to confront the problems with Egyptian
marriage and divorce laws; its influence led to changes in Egyptian
Family Law and it continues to be remembered as a milestone. Faten
Hamama won the best actress award at the Cairo Festival, and received
a diploma of recognition from Tehran festival. The film is on Ahmad
Al-Hadari's 2007 list of the 100 most important Egyptian films and is
treated as a landmark film in Arabic and Middle East Studies programs
at American Universities.
Cast and crew: Faten Hamama, Rushdy Abaza, Raqaa Hussein, Amina
Rizk, Laila Taher, Said Marzouk, Yulius Zagoni, Soheir Samy, Fatheya
Chahine, Abdel Alim Khattab, Aly El Cherif, Nadia Arsalan, Ibrahim
Saafan, Sayed Zayan, Wahid Seif, Osama Abas, Mustafa Imam
This is a 27" x 39" undated rerelease poster designed by an unknown
artist to promote the 1947 82-minute Niazi Mostafa black-and-white
film Queen of the Desert [soltanet al-sahra] starring Kouka
with story and screenplay by Niazi Mostafa, bedouin dialogue and songs
by Bayram El Tounsi and cinematography by Klelio. Plot summary:
Soltana, the queen of the desert, had been kidnapped and left among
the desert tribes after a dispute between her father and a member of the
lower classes. Her cousin, a pilot, came upon her by chance, fell in
love with her and told her father about it. At first the father did
not know Soltana was his missing daughter, but when this became clear
to him he helped his nephew rescue her from the desert tribes and the
two cousins married.
Cast and crew: Niazi Mostafa, Yehia Chahine, Kouka, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Ismail Yasseen, Mokhtar Hussein, Rafia al-Shal, Bayram El Tounsi, Abu Seoud El-Ibiary, Farag al-Nehas, Fatheya Chahine, Fahmy Imam
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian promotional film poster designed by
Al-Khad and Wahib Fahmy for the 1972 90-minute Ahmed Diaeddin color
film From Home to School starring Naglaa Fathy as Soheir based
on story, screenplay and dialogue by Adly El-Mowalid, cinematography
by Ibrahim Saleh. Plot summary: In the years of adolescence a middle
class girl in love is still going back and forth between home and
school. At that age the emotions and the search for another person
define one's adolescence and a girl will inevitably be subject to some
sort of guidance and control. The control effort is not aimed at
suppressing feelings; its purpose is to prevent a bad experience. It
was in this context that Suhair (Naglaa Fathy) killed Essam (Ashraf
Abdel Ghafour), a boy who had been approaching and enticing her
frequently but refusing to marry her. She then went to the police and
confessed to the crime.
Cast and crew: Naglaa Fathy, Nour El-Sherif, Rushdy Abaza, Ahmed Diaeddin, Mohamed Reda, Samira Mohsen, Fatheya Chahine, Abdel Salam Mohamed, Ibrahim Saleh, Adly El-Mowalid, Ashraf Abdel Ghafour, Mohamed Reda
This is a promotional poster designed by Mohammed Abdel Aziz for the
1963 95-minute black-and-white Hassan Reda film Fire in My Heart
starring Mariam Fakhr Eddine with story and dialogue by Mahrous
Al-Garehi and cinematography by Kamal Korayem. Plot Summary:
Dr. Shawqi attended a surgery conference in Alexandria where he gave
an important talk. His daughter Nadia was proud of him. Shawqi
celebrated the occasion with his colleagues at a nightclub. At the
nightclub he saw his former wife Laila, the mother of his
daughter. When he approached her she ran away and was hit by an
automobile. He then took her to a hospital and they operated on her.
He sent her flowers continuously. He had met her 15 years earlier at
a train station, when she was running a piano school He lived with her
in Aswan where they were blessed with Nadia. He forced his wife to
plead with the king and his creditors to postpone their debts, she had
to give piano lessons secretly to Aida, the daughter of Alia Hanem and
he was able to pay the debts. However Aida had a brother who told his
colleagues that Laila was his mistress and began wooing her with words
of love. His mother learned about what her son was doing, apologized
to Laila and sent her a gift for her wedding anniversary. Dr. Shawqi
heard some of the talk about his wife straying, divorced her and told
his daughter she had died. Then he asked her to forgive him and
return to her former life for the sake of his daughter, but Laila did
not agree easily, especially since Youssra was helping her while she
was alone. Then Laila finally agreed to go back home and in front of
her daughter she became the wife of the father. Nadia objected to
this marriage and indeed she ran away from home. She went to her
mother's grave which she was accustomed to visiting and started
crying. No one but Youssra was able to restore her smile with a magic
trick. She promised to draw her a picture of her mother for her
birthday, since Nadia did not have any pictures of her mother. Laila
had completely forgotten about her daughter Nadia so she decided to
leave home forever. Youssra gave Nadia the picture of her mother,
which resembled the wife of her father, and she immediately understood
the truth.
Cast and crew: Hassan Reda, Mariam Fakhr Eddine, Ahmed Mazhar, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Mahrous El Garhi, Kamal Karim, Nahed Sabri, Bussy, Fatheya Chahine, Mokhtar Amin, Bussy, Kamal Korayem, Mahrous Al-Garehi
