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المراهقان (1964)

المراهقان poster
Directed by
Seif Eddine Shawkat
Country
Egypt

How it feels

Two men in their fifties, Shams and Badr, are lifelong friends. Shams falls in love with Badr's secretary, Mediha, who breaks her engagement to another man to marry him. Their families disapprove and scheme to break up the relationship by pretending that Shams's daughter is in love with Badr.

lightheartedcomedicromanticplayfulbittersweetdramaticfamily-orienteddelightful

What happens

المراهقان: فيلم دراما وكوميديا مصري. من تأليف محمد أبو يوسف، وإخراج سيف الدين شوكت. تم عرضه في 20 ابريل 1964. شمس وبدر في الخمسين من عمرهما، يمر شمس بمرحلة مراهقة متأخرة ويحب مديحة سكرتيرة بدر. مديحة تفسخ خطوبتها من زميلها في المكتب عمر لأجل أن ترتبط بشمس زوج الأحلام الغني. ابنة شمس ناهد وبدر صديقه وعمته بهيجة هانم لم يكونا راضيان عن هذا الزواج، فدبروا تمثيلية عليه بأن ناهد تحب بدر وتريد الزواج منه. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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