Underplayed Gems

Quails And Autumn (1967)

Quails And Autumn poster
Original title
السمان والخريف
Directed by
Hosameldin Mostafa
Genre
drama film
Country
Egypt
Runtime
2h
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Egyptian drama follows people grappling with the gap between abstract principles and real life. It examines how intellectual ideas often fail when put into practice.

contemplativeintrospectivesoberslow-pacedreflectiveearnestpsychologicalmeditative

What happens

فلم السمان والخريف مأخوذ عن رواية للأديب نجيب محفوظ بنفس الاسم، في السمان والخريف يتكلم (نجيب محفوظ) عن ضحالة التربية العلمية، باعتبار أنّ الإنسان لا يتطرق في نظرية علمية إلا إذا ثبتت خطأها، إذن لماذا نضع اللوم على سين أو عين من الناس ما دمنا بحاجةٍ إلى تربية عقلية في هذه الرواية يعطي الكاتب مبادئ ونماذج بشرية استطاعت أن تتقمص هذه المبادئ، فماذا ينفع إذا كنت حفظت هذه المبادئ ورددتها كشعارات عن ظهر قلب ولم تطبقها؟ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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