Valley of Memories وادي الذكريات (Shadia) - (1981) Egyptian one-sheet

Valley of Memories (1981) - (Shadia) Egyptian one-sheet

This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Moaty for the 1981 Henry Barakat film Valley of Memories AKA wadi al-zekriat based on a story by Michel Sawaya, screenplay by Rafiq al-Saban and starring Shadia as Soad. Plot summary: Rafat [Mahmoud Kabil] married Soad despite strong family opposition and the two of them went to Syria where Soad's aunt was living. Rafat died after a critical illness and Soad worked to finance the education of her daughter Sahar [Hayat Kandeel]. This reinforced the bond of love between them. Sahar fell in love with their neighbor Walid [Mahmoud Abdel Aziz] and they made plans to marry. Soad became ill but hid it from her daughter. Sahar went to Cairo to live with her rich aunt Dowlat [Leila Fawzi]. A physician decided Soad needed surgery. When Dowlat heard about this she asked Sahar to marry a wealthy boy named Adham to get the money to pay for Soad's operation. After objecting strenuously, Sahar finally agreed for her mother's sake and told Walid about her situation. Soad became upset when she heard what was happening and flew to Egypt, where she had a confrontation with Dowlat; then Dowlat regretted interfering and gave the money to Soad. Sahar went back to Walid in Syria. Happy ending!

Cast and crew: Henry Barakat, Shadia, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Leila Fawzi, Imad Hamdi, Mahmoud Kabil, Hayat Kandeel, Fekry Abaza, Qadria Qadri, Hani Al-Rumani, Zafira Qatan, Mahmoud Kamel, Anwar Madkour, Michel Sawaya, Rafiq al-Saban, Abdel Moneim Bahnassy

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Revolt in the City [ثورة المدينة] - (Sabah)

Revolt in the City (1955) - (Sabah) Egyptian oversize poster

This is a 33" x 44" oversize Egyptian poster designed by Studio Adly to promote the 1955 Helmy Rafla film Revolt in the City [thawret al-medina] starring Mohammad Fawzi and Sabah based on screenplay and dialogue by Nairuz Abdel Malek with cinematography by Masud Isa. Plot summary: This is a musical melodrama showcasing the singing talents of Sabah and Mohammad Fawzi. Fatima's [Sabah] mother died giving birth to her and her father [Hussein Riad] believed women died immediately after giving birth. Fatima was raised believing this too, so she avoided marriage and the idea of having children. However she still fell in love with Ahmad [Mohammad Fawzi], a boy from a rich family, and he asked her to marry him. Then her father was killed in a factory accident and combined impact of mourning her father and her psychological anti-marriage complex caused her to spend a lot of time resisting before she finally accepted Ahmad's proposal. After marriage, Fatima had children and was expecting to die, but she did not die. This resolved her fear of dying because of childbirth and she went on with her life in "happily ever after" mode. The "revolt" theme in the title and on the poster is about an incident in the film where the family home was destroyed in a riot while Fatima was still a child, and has nothing at all to do with the main story. The image on the poster of Mohammad Fawzi carrying Sabah as an adult is from a different part of the film that is unrelated to the riot.

Cast and crew: Sabah, Mohammad Fawzi, Hussein Riad, Helmy Rafla, Ahmed Allam, Wedad Hamdy, Masud Isa, Shafik Noureddin, Hussein Ismail, Nairuz Abdel Malek, Qadria Qadri, Mohamed Kamel, Mohamed Sabih, Suleiman al-Guindy, Abdel Moneim Ismail, Ragaa Youssef, Qadria Kamel, Doha Nagdi

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