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Agony of Love

1960 · 106 min

A slow, earnest melodrama of a neglected wife and forbidden longing, played with sincerity and quiet emotional weight.

Overview
Amal marries the train driver Mahmoud, who treats her harshly. She feels neglected despite her husband's presence, Mahmoud travels to another city and asks his assistant Hassan to look after his wife. During his absence, Amal expresses admiration for Hassan's morals, which soon turns into a special love.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • isolation
    • betrayal
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance7
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    romance
    Directed by
    Salah Abu Seif
    Written by
    Galil Al-Bendary, ElSayed Bedir, Salah Abu Seif
    Starring
    Shadia, Omar Sharif, Ahmad Mazhar, Aziza Helmy, Layla Karim, Abdel Moneim Ismail, George Yordanis, Abdel Azim Kamel
    Music
    Fouad El-Zahry
    Cinematography
    Wadid Sirry
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    Egypt
    Languages
    Arabic

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