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Life is a comedy novel (1966)
Directed by Hussein Gomaa, Jalal Ghunaim
Drama · 2h 13m
The play follows Khaled, a bored government archive clerk who dreams of escaping his meaningless job. After discovering a book about the transmigration of souls, he begins experiencing different lives. He becomes a scientist, Antony in love with Cleopatra, and a politician involved in a nuclear war. Through these transformations, the play explores his desire for creativity, adventure, love, and freedom from his monotonous life.
Cast
Medhat Morsi
Sohair El Barooni
Youssef Daoud
Laila Mukhtar
Ali Naguib
Crew
- Director
- Hussein Gomaa, Jalal Ghunaim
- Writer
- Tawfiq Al-Hakim
Details
- Original title
- الدنيا رواية هزلية
- Release date
- 1966-01-01
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic
- Countries
- Egypt
- Production
- Alexandria National Theatre, Television of the Arab Republic of Egypt