The Flirtation of Girls

The Flirtation of Girls (1949)

غزل البنات‎‎

Hamam is a poor Arabic language teacher who gets sacked from a girls' elementary school for not being able to control mischievous students. He feels pessimistic about everything in life,but his freind,an employee working for a pasha finds him a job as a private teacher for his only daughter Laila in order to help her pass an exam. Laila treats Hamam like a friend and helps him to appreciate life and enjoy its qualities,and the man soon is drawn to her.

Date of release
1949-09-22
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Music
Director
Anwar Wagdi

Casting

Interesting facts

Ghazal Al Banat is a 1949 Egyptian film. It is Naguib Al Rihani's last film and was shown in cinemas after his death. Ghazal Al Banat was also the last appearance of Mohamed Abdel Wahab in film. The film was produced by Anwar Wagdi, who was married to the female lead, Laila Mourad. The film also featured the first on-screen appearance of Hind Rostom, age 18 at the time, in a minor role as one of Laila's friends in the opening scene. However, Rostom was replaced in future scenes with Laila's friends because the producer felt she looked too young to be in Laila's friend group.

Background

The film was initially conceived of when Laila Mourad and Naguib Rihani ran into each other in the elevator where they lived. Though they had both been fans and admirers of one another's work, they had not worked together yet. Rihani suggested that they work on a movie together, and Mourad brought this information to her then-husband Anwar Wagdi, who began working on the scenario immediately.

Though there was intent to attach Mohammed Abdel Wahab as a star to the movie, he had retired from acting. Laila Mourad insisted on having him appear in the movie and compose the music for it. Abdel Wahab conceded to appear in the movie in a non-acting role as himself, where he sang one song. He also agreed to compose all the songs of the movie.

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