Samara the Prince [samara el-amir] (1992) - (Nabila Ebeid) Egyptian film poster F, NM $35 *
Size: 27" x 39"
Price: $35
Condition: Folded Near Mint
Size: 27" x 39"
Price: $35
Condition: Folded Near Mint
This film is based on a story by Naguib Mahfouz. Plot Summary: Nabila, a country girl with charming beauty, moved from her village to work as a maid in a pasha's palace in Alexandria. However she fell in love with the pasha's opportunist driver and made the other maids jealous. One of them told the pasha about this relationship so he would fire them both. He took advantage of the opportunity to exploit his lover Shalabia in the acquisition of much wealth for his illegitimate purposes. He swept her out with the trash after using her as a dancer at the Al-Farmawy Nightclub after promising to marry her while he was improving his financial situation. Shalabia learned the art of dancing and changed her name to Samara the Prince to increase her fame among the wealthy people who frequented the nighclub. Her fans who showered her with wealth multiplied. They included Marwan Amin the nationalist journalist, Mr. Faw the English stockbroker and Mehdi Pasha, the prominent politician. When Samara the Prince met the tax agent Omar Abdel Awi she found in him a life partner and married him hoping to achieve an honorable life far from depravity. She tried to resign from the night life but her first lover Ali refused this step and insisted on continuing to rob her money. Ali decided she must return to her work as a dancer. Her husband Omar negotiated for a divorce in return for a sum of money and when Ali failed to win the fight with Omar he killed him to rebuke Samara.
