This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Walid Wahig for the
1975 Ismail al-Qadi film Divorcees based on story, screenplay
and dialogue by Kamel al-Hefnawi and starring Shams El-Barudy as
Samia. Plot summary: Samia loved her husband Wahid, but there were
many indications he was having relations with other women. Samia asked
for a separation and formed a new relationship with Adel, [Shukry
Sarhan] the manager at the company where she worked. Adel knew Samia
well and tried to get her father [Imad Hamdi] to let him marry her
after her divorce. Samia's mother Zeinab [Mimi Shakeeb] objected
strenuously; Samia became confused about her relationship with Adel,
but Adel pressed the case until Samia's mother agreed to the marriage.
This is an undated rerelease promotional poster designed by Mohamed
Abdel Aziz and Wahib Fahmy for the 1969 105-minute Hassan El-Seify
black-and-white film The Frivolities of Girls [dili al-banat]
based on a story by Naguib Al Riyhani with screenplay and dialogue by
Bahgat Kamar and cinematography by Wahid Farid. Plot summary: Anwar
Effendi (Farid Shawqi) was a simple employee in a government
department. His colleague Ja'far encouraged him to marry the daughter
of the office boss so he could be promoted. Anwar liked that idea.
He lived in an old suburban house he had inherited from his family.
In the middle of the night Fakria's (Nelly) automobile broke down on
the road and she had to take shelter at Anwar Effendi's villa. She
was the daughter of the jewelry merchant Al-Za'farani Pasha (Youssef
Wahby) and Anwar knew her. Fakria asked him to let her sleep there
until morning and he agreed under pressure. In the morning the boss
and his wife came to visit Anwar, their daughter's fiance. Fakria
knew they were coming and played a trick on them by sleeping in
Anwar's bed. The worst happened, the boss had a fit of anger and left
the house after making threats; Fakria ran away. Anwar Effendi
followed her and asked her to explain the situation to his fiance's
father. They met with the pasha who agreed under pressure from his
daugher to explain the situation to the office boss. Things returned
to normal; then Fakria went to the office to visit Anwar wearing
indecent clothing, which got him fired. He went to talk to Za'farani
Pasha about it, who became so angry with him that he beat him
unconscious with whips. A doctor came to look at his wounds. Anwar
asked the doctor to tell the prosecutor, but he refused because he did
not want to cause any problems for Za'farani. Fakria nursed Anwar
while he was recovering and fell in love with him. Za'farani Pasha
knew his daughter was in love with Anwar, but he asked his daugher to
marry her fiance Mimi Bey anyway. Since Fakria knew her father was in
financial trouble she agreed to do it. The day Fakria was to marry
Mimi she learned from her uncle that her father was not bankrupt after
all; he had said this only because he did not want her to marry
Anwar. She left to take refuge at Anwar's house and took a cleric
along with her so he could marry them. The father Za'farani Pasha
went too but he could not do anything about it and they married.
Cast and crew: Farid Shawqi, Wahid Farid, Naguib Al Rihani, Nelly, Youssef Wahby, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Hassan El-Seify, Tewfik El Dekn, Badi Khayri, Samia Rushdy, Nabil El-Hegrassy, Mohamed Shawqy, Ibrahim Saafan, Abdel Ghani Al-Nagdi, Fifi Youssef, Mahmood Lotfi, Al-Tukhy Tawfiq, Abdel Hai Adib
This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster by Mohammad Abdel Aziz and Abdel
Ghani for the 1975 Hassan Al Imam film Badia Masabni based on a
screenplay by Mustafa Samy and starring Nadia Lutfi as Badiaa Masabny.
Plot summary: This film portrays one of the most important artistic
periods of Egyptian dance, when tens of artists developed performances
of Eastern dances. These dancers included Badia Masabni; this film
tells her story and how she established the Badia Casino, where she
also starred as a dancer. The film also tells the story of the
love relationship between Badia and the actor Naguib Rihani and
how the two worked together to establish the art of Eastern dance,
both as an exhibition art and as a performance component on the comedy
stage. Disagreements eventually pulled them apart, leaving Badia
burdened with heavy debts and psychological problems. She sold her
casino to one of her fellow dancers there, then left Egypt to return
to her native Lebanon.
Cast and crew: Imad Hamdi, Nabila Ebeid, Nadia Lutfi, Kamal Al-Shennawi, Hassan Al Imam, Nabil Badr, Nabila Ebeid, Nabil El-Hegrassy, Hussein El Imam, Fouad El-Mohandes, Farida Seif El Nasr, Shafik Galal, Nesrine, Amal Ramzy
