A Rumor of Love (1960)

Original title

إشاعة حب

Directed by

Fatin Abdelwehab

Genre

romantic comedy film

Country

Egypt

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young man tries to win the girl he loves, but a rumor spreads that he is a womanizer. With help from her father, he works to overcome the gossip and make her fall for him.

lightheartedromanticcomedicplayfulchaoticwarmmischievousupbeat

What happens

A Rumor of Love (aka The Love Rumor; Arabic: إشاعة حب – Eshaet Hob or Ishayat hub) is a 1960 Egyptian film by the director Fatin Abdel Wahab. The movie tells a story of a young man and the trouble he goes through to court the girl he is in love with. With the help of his uncle, the father of the girl, he manages to make her fall in love with him – but not after the entire town hears rumors about his womanizing ways. The film based on The Whole Town's Talking, a play by Anita Loos and John Emerson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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