Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story (Arabic: إحكي يا شهرزاد, translit.Ehki ya shahrazade) is a 2009 Egyptian film. The film Was Showing on 60 cinemas on Egypt at last of June 2009
In modern Cairo, Hebba hosts an evening political talk show on Sun TV. Karim, her husband, is the deputy director of a newspaper that backs the Government; he dreams of soon being the director. However, it is made clear to him that his wife's political opinion's, that lean towards the opposition, are poorly received and could cost him his promotion. Using his charm and sex as tools, he convinces Hebba to choose social themes that will not affect the Government.
Unbeknownst to Karim, the collection of female stories Hebba decides to broadcast coincidentally prove political in nature. Tension between the two ensues and reveals the corruption of Karim's male-dominated world as Hebba becomes increasingly sympathetic to women very different from her.
ThemesEdit
The most notable theme in the film is female support and community. As Hebba is able to reach out to more women to be interviewed on her show, Hebba develops a connection with the female community. Hebba ends the movie surrounded by women, and ready to stand up for herself against her husband's abuse. There is also the theme of globalization and its effects as seen in scenes, such as the one where Hebba and Karim are having lunch and are constantly distracted by the loud horn of the cruise ship behind them. In addition, we see glimpses of the female-on-female gaze. As Hebba is on the train with Selma, she receives many critical stares from the women in traditional dress. Hebba eventually feels so uncomfortable and takes the scarf she is offered to cover herself. Similarly, Karim experiences the male-on-male gaze. He is often seen flattering other men, who are his seniors as he wants to be the next editor-in-chief. He feels the pressure of his colleagues expecting him to attain this promotion. However, when he is told he did not receive it, his embarrassment becomes rage and leads to his abuse of Hebba.
Other worthy themes for analysis include the breakdown of the patriarchal bargain in Egyptian society. Throughout the many stories within the film, gendered expectations are placed upon the women while men only draw benefits and offer no support or protection as expected in the social contract of the patriarchal bargain.[1] This loss of traditional values that would usually make the construct of marriage beneficial for both parties, diminishes marriage into an exploitative tool for men to control their wives. This loss of support for only exploitation can be understood as a commentary on the modern Egyptian government in which patriarchal protection typically expected from government is no longer provided and instead only operates to control and capitalize on its citizens.
Another notable theme, is the challenge for women standing at the crossroads of tradition and modernity.[2] One of these challenges described above is the devaluation of marriage in modern society along with establishment of female presence in the political world. Echoes of these ideas of tradition are emphasized by the trope this film aims to mimic, One Thousand and One Nights in which Scheherazade must tell series of stories to win the trust of a man sparing her life. This traditional narrative form still proves effective in modern society and similarly wins Hebba the trust of her husband for some time.
AwardsEdit
Venice Festival 2009
Festival de los Tres Continentes (Nantes), Francia 2009
ReferencesEdit
^Hossain, Naomi (2017-02-23), "The Breaking of the Patriarchal Bargain and the Emergence of the 'Woman Issue'", The Aid Lab, Oxford University Press, pp. 75–90, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198785507.003.0004, ISBN978-0-19-878550-7
^Orlando, Valérie K. (2014-07-24). "Scheherazade Tell Me A Story(Yousry Nasrallah, 2009): Talking Women's Rights, Feminism and the 'Arab Spring'". Quarterly Review of Film and Video. 31 (7): 679–691. doi:10.1080/10509208.2012.710521. ISSN 1050-9208. S2CID 191653024.
External linksEdit
African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)[dead link]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Scheherazade Tell Me a Story news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Scheherazade Tell Me a Story Arabic إحكي يا شهرزاد translit Ehki ya shahrazade is a 2009 Egyptian film The film Was Showing on 60 cinemas on Egypt at last of June 2009Scheherazade Tell Me a StoryDirected byYousry NasrallahScreenplay byYousry NasrallahProduced byMisr Cinema CompanyStarringSawsan Badr Mahmoud Hemeda Rehab El Gamal Hassan El Raddad Mona ZakiCinematographySamir BahsanEdited byMona RabiMusic byTamer KarawanRelease date24 June 2009Running time135 minutesCountryEgyptLanguageArabicBox office12 200 000 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Themes 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis EditIn modern Cairo Hebba hosts an evening political talk show on Sun TV Karim her husband is the deputy director of a newspaper that backs the Government he dreams of soon being the director However it is made clear to him that his wife s political opinion s that lean towards the opposition are poorly received and could cost him his promotion Using his charm and sex as tools he convinces Hebba to choose social themes that will not affect the Government Unbeknownst to Karim the collection of female stories Hebba decides to broadcast coincidentally prove political in nature Tension between the two ensues and reveals the corruption of Karim s male dominated world as Hebba becomes increasingly sympathetic to women very different from her Themes EditThe most notable theme in the film is female support and community As Hebba is able to reach out to more women to be interviewed on her show Hebba develops a connection with the female community Hebba ends the movie surrounded by women and ready to stand up for herself against her husband s abuse There is also the theme of globalization and its effects as seen in scenes such as the one where Hebba and Karim are having lunch and are constantly distracted by the loud horn of the cruise ship behind them In addition we see glimpses of the female on female gaze As Hebba is on the train with Selma she receives many critical stares from the women in traditional dress Hebba eventually feels so uncomfortable and takes the scarf she is offered to cover herself Similarly Karim experiences the male on male gaze He is often seen flattering other men who are his seniors as he wants to be the next editor in chief He feels the pressure of his colleagues expecting him to attain this promotion However when he is told he did not receive it his embarrassment becomes rage and leads to his abuse of Hebba Other worthy themes for analysis include the breakdown of the patriarchal bargain in Egyptian society Throughout the many stories within the film gendered expectations are placed upon the women while men only draw benefits and offer no support or protection as expected in the social contract of the patriarchal bargain 1 This loss of traditional values that would usually make the construct of marriage beneficial for both parties diminishes marriage into an exploitative tool for men to control their wives This loss of support for only exploitation can be understood as a commentary on the modern Egyptian government in which patriarchal protection typically expected from government is no longer provided and instead only operates to control and capitalize on its citizens Another notable theme is the challenge for women standing at the crossroads of tradition and modernity 2 One of these challenges described above is the devaluation of marriage in modern society along with establishment of female presence in the political world Echoes of these ideas of tradition are emphasized by the trope this film aims to mimic One Thousand and One Nights in which Scheherazade must tell series of stories to win the trust of a man sparing her life This traditional narrative form still proves effective in modern society and similarly wins Hebba the trust of her husband for some time Awards EditVenice Festival 2009 Festival de los Tres Continentes Nantes Francia 2009References Edit Hossain Naomi 2017 02 23 The Breaking of the Patriarchal Bargain and the Emergence of the Woman Issue The Aid Lab Oxford University Press pp 75 90 doi 10 1093 acprof oso 9780198785507 003 0004 ISBN 978 0 19 878550 7 Orlando Valerie K 2014 07 24 Scheherazade Tell Me A Story Yousry Nasrallah 2009 Talking Women s Rights Feminism and the Arab Spring Quarterly Review of Film and Video 31 7 679 691 doi 10 1080 10509208 2012 710521 ISSN 1050 9208 S2CID 191653024 External links EditAfrican Film Festival of Cordoba FCAT license CC BY SA dead link Ehki ya shahrazade at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scheherazade Tell Me a Story amp oldid 1104528861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
