Love Humiliates
| Love Humiliates | |
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| الحب بهدلة | |
| Directed by | Salah Abu Seif |
| Written by | Salah Abu Seif |
| Produced by | Gamal Hamdy |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Love Humiliates (Arabic: الحب بهدلة, transliterated as Al-habu bihadla; title also translated Love is Humiliation, Love is a Scandal or Love is a Problem) is an Egyptian film released on February 21, 1952. The film is written and directed by Salah Abu Seif,[1] and stars Hoda Shams El Din, Mohamed Amin, Ismail Yassine, Thoraya Helmy, and Mohamed El-Bakkar.
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]Three girls working in a nightclub are dating three young men who work at the same one; one of the former is a dancer and one of the latter is a singer in love with her who dreams of her performing a show he composed. When the wealthy owner of the club refuses to let her perform the song and dance, he decides to rent a cabaret with his colleagues. The dancer tries to join them, but the owner of the cabaret kidnaps her, leaving the singer and his friends to try to rescue her.
Context
[edit | edit source]The film is considered a light comedy belonging to the director’s "experimental phase"(1946-1952), when he approached 8 different genres[2] in as many films.