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BIYAA' EL KHAWATEM (1965) | [aka... بياع الخواتم - Ring Seller, The - Le Vendeur de bagues (France)] |
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Written by: Assi Rahbani Mansour Rahbani
Original Music by: Assi Rahbani
Mansour Rahbani
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In a peaceful village, the mayor, seeing that the population is bored with tranquility, invents the mystical figure of Rajeh, and tells stories to villagers about the exploits of Rajeh, who kills and maims and steals. One day the mayor (Nasri Shamseddine) tells the villagers that Rajeh is heading to the village itself and they better be careful. Two smart men notice that the mayor was lying and that it is all his imagination. So they go on making good on the fictitious person and steal money and assault the mayor in the dark saying that they were Rajeh. Eventually, an old man with the name of Rajeh arrives in the village, amid public fears. Then it became obvious that Rajeh was merely a seller of rings for weddings and he wanted to marry his son to Fairuz the nephew of the mayor. The two bad guys willingly go to jail for making use of the mayor's joke. The movie includes excellent songs by fairuz. |
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| CAST & CHARACTERS | |
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Fairuz ... Rima |
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| TRIVIA | |
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. Youssef Chahine living in self imposed exile in Beirut was approached by the Rahbanis because they wanted to work on a film. Chahine refused to work on a totally new story because as he said he didn't live in Lebanon long enough to direct films with an authentic feeling and approach, and so they picked the previously produced play, Rings for Sale. . This is the first film Fairuz stars in. Same thing goes for all the other actors including Nasri Shameseddine whose one of his early dreams was to star in movies. Mansour Rahbani has a small role as Mkhoul. |
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Egypt/Lebanon - 95 min - 35MM - Color - mono |
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