This Is Love (1958 film)
| This Is Love | |
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| هذا هو الحب | |
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| Written by | Muhammed Kamel Hassan al-Mohami |
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Production company | Orient Films Distribution |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
This Is Love (Arabic: هذا هو الحب transliterated as Hatha howa al’ob) is an Egyptian film released on October 22, 1958. The film is directed by Salah Abu Seif, features a screenplay written by Muhammed Kamel Hassan al-Mohami, and stars Lobna Abdel Aziz and Yehia Chahine.
Plot[edit]
Hussein is a civil engineer in his town with an unusual mentality. He is conservative and committed to finding a virgin wife, and he sees Sharifa as a suitable prospect. He proposes and she agrees. However, ten days into the marriage, Hussein discovers his wife has a romantic past and sees her as a fallen woman, leading her to suffer greatly from the consequent divorce.[1][2][3]
Cast[edit]
- Lobna Abdel Aziz (Sharifa)
- Yehia Chahine (Hussein)
- Hussein Riad (Sharifa's father)
- Mahmoud Azmy (Fouad)
- Abdel Moneim Ibrahim (Tawfiq)
- Omar El-Hariri (Bahgat)
- Mary Mounib (Hussein's mother)
- Ferdoos Mohammed (Sharifa's mother)
- Soheir El-Barouni (Samiha)
- Salah Abdulhameed (spice miller in the poor neighborhood)
- Shafik Nour El Din (cabaret founder)
- Gamalat Zayed (Mrs. Zaha)
- Kamal Anwar
- Abdel Moneim Ismail (Ali, a gofer)
- Zein el-Ashmawy (Fouad's friend)
- Zeinat Olwi (dancer)
- Badr Nofal (hotel guest)
- Hussein Ismail (Zaki)
- Metawee Eweiss (furniture porter)
- Toson Moatamed (furniture porter)
- Abdelazim Kamel (company engineer)
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References[edit]
- ^ Al-Sukari, Al-Abbas (August 31, 2011). "الخميس.. "هذا هو الحب" على "روتانا زمان"". Youm7. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Gharib, Osama (May 20, 2015). "هذا هو الحب". Masr al-Arabia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Gharib, Osama (September 10, 2017). "الرجل المظلوم". Al-Masry Al-Youm. Retrieved 4 April 2023.