Soft Hands [al-aydi al-na'ema] (1963) - (Sabah) Egyptian one-sheet film poster F, EX $95 *
Size: 27" x 39"
Price: $95
Condition: Folded, Excellent (edge damage, surface blemish in bottom quadrant near center)
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This is a 27" x 39" Egyptian poster designed by Taki, Mohamed Abdel
Aziz and Studio Marcel to promote the 1963 Mahmoud Zulfikar
film Soft Hands [al-aydi al-na'ema] based on a story by Tewfik
El-Hakim with screenplay and dialogue by Youssef Gohar and
cinematography by Hesham Wadid Serri. Plot summary: This film tells
the story of a man's problematic descent from a life of sumptious
aristocratic privilege to the life of an ordinary member of the
wealthy middle class. He never loses his huge home or suffers any
drastic losses of comfort or convenience; his journey is accompanied
with occasional sweet ballads by Sabah, who finally becomes his wife.
As the narrative goes, Prince Shawkat [Ahmed Mazhar] loses his wealth
and the revolution leaves him with only his mansion. He lives in hopes
of selling his paintings. One night while out walking he sees someone
selling roasted corn and tries to trade one of his medals for an ear
of it, but the seller refuses the trade. A man named Hamuda [Salah
Zulfikar] observes this. Hamuda, also broke even though he has a
doctorate in Arabic grammar, buys the prince an ear of roasted corn.
The two develop a rapport and the prince appoints Hamuda as his
private secretary in exchange for room and board. When Hamuda sees
paintings on a wall belonging to the prince's daughters Jihan [Mariam
Fakhr Eddine] and Mervat [Laila Taher], the prince tells him Jihan has
died, while his daughter Mervat has married Salem [Ahmed Louxor], a
mechanical engineer. This marriage has angered the prince and
Mervat's sister Jihan, who has had to move in with Mervat and Salem.
Salem's sister Karima [Sabah] is living in a villa with their
father Abdul Salam [Hussein Assar]. Karima is a young widow who
likes the prince and decides to go with his daughter Jihan to make a
secret visit to the palace. Knowing the prince is broke, she leaves
him some money on a table. Jihan sees Hamuda, recognizes him and
assures him she is not really dead. Karima insists the prince must
go with her to the market so he can carry the vegetables and a
goose. He begins cultivating his own garden but he wears gloves
while doing this to keep from hurting his soft hands. The prince
decides to try to get a job playing the role of a prince in a film,
but he fails the audition while Hamuda succeeds and gets the
role. Hamuda is now able to propose to Jihan. The prince begins
composing a symphony at a piano; Mervat and Jihan buy the symphony
after a number of other people refuse to do so. The prince believes
people like his music until Hamuda tells him the truth; this angers
him and he decides to look for a job. He finds one with a tourist
company as a riverboat pilot and tour guide. Hamuda, Karima and
Jihan are with him on one of his Nile cruises. Karima is happy the
prince is working and earning with the sweat of his brow. After he
finishes his descriptions of the attractions for the tourists the
prince gives Karima an engagement ring; Hamuda does the same thing
with Jihan--the happy ending complete with marriages! We all knew
it was coming.
Includes translated title snipe glued to bottom edge of poster
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