Sleepless (Arabic DVD) #93 [DVD] (1957)

Quick Overview

A masterpiece: Directed by the great Salah abu Seif, Written by the controversial Ihsan Abdel Quoddous and stars 7 of Egyptian Cinema’s greatest actors. A melodrama about a 1950s upper class society set in flamboyant cinematic lighting, color and decor. Salah Abu Seif carefully color codes his characters and their environment using a typically melodramatic score to punctuate points and to accompany the tones and textures of the story. A color saturated classic full of hidden meanings and symbols.