Sayedat al akmar al sawdaa (1971) - full transcript
In the depths of loneliness and despair, beautiful Aida visits her "tailor," Victoria, a woman who runs a sensual house where erotic fantasies are fulfilled. After satisfying her desires in the arms of one of Victoria's young men, Aida has a haunting nightmare where she envisions herself as a witch who, during a full moon, has the power to destroy her lovers' sensitivity. This disturbing dream sends Aida into a downward spiral of self-destruction. When Aida finally loses her will to live and all hope for salvation, she longs to purify herself and find forgiveness for her sins. Reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut and the stylishly erotic films of Radley Metzger, The Lady of the Black Moons emerged from an era of relaxed censorship in Egypt.
THE LADY OF THE BLACK MOONS
Ugliness
Ugliness is the mirror of the soul
which inveigles the body
in the mud and the sin
in the mud and the sin
in the mud and the sin
ln the mud and the sin
l am insane
lnsanity grows day
by day into my bosom
just like the tares taking root
in a devastated land
Nights and days follow one
another yet none are alike
Thus it will be
to the ends of the Earth
Till the ends of the Earth
lf mister calls from Paris, l'll be
at Mrs. Victoria the dressmaker
Put him through over there
Very well, Madam
My life is a sequence
of incoherent features
Carry away in a procession
of whirling mirrors
No use waiting for me
Good night, Madam
You look like an angel
paying a visit to hell
to speard purity
Sometimes, l imagine you
A child, clad in white
tears in your eyes
playing some sad tune
on the shores of my bewilderment
Could it be a reality?
Or just a childhood dream?
Tonight, you're more
beautiful than a queen
What am l saying...
Nefertiti, Cleopatra
l have a royal present for you
Enough to make jealous
all the Queens on earth
You look so much like him
All the burried years put together
have been but one lost day
The memories
belong only to the past
Omar
Omar
Night and day my love
Night and day
Omar
lt's not possible
Perhaps wishing it so hard
made it come back to me
What's your name?
How old are you?
- l'll tell you on one condition
- Which?
Lie
Lie
Get out
Get out
Out
Aida? What's wrong?
What's wrong, darling?
This nightmare is going to kill me
The same
The same nightmare
Always at the same moment
Perhaps the Moon
bears me a grudge
Don't think about that darling
l don't know
ln his arms, l felt just as though
Omar had been possessing me
Just as though old crazy
love had been living again
l'm tortured, Victoria
l'm tortured
l'm tortured to death
You're a queen
Only a Queen has the right
to exhort a divine
pleasure and a sweet death
l am a slave
Slave to the moon
You don't know the evil effect
the full moon has upon me
l become a wild hungry beast
l forget everything in the world
except that sexual hunger
which torments my body
Where are you going?
l'll take a walk by myself
Walking
Walking
Walking
Don't they have any folks? You see
Even the children nowadays
don't know what pity is
Why don't they let him live?
The world is full with criminals
Why don't they let him live?
Live?
Who wants to live?
What have l got
to lose if l were to die
To die
die
Omar, why did you forsake me?
Why did you forsake me
to my torment and shame?
What can l do for you?
lncredible, this is
indeed a small world
The other night
at the amusement park
you were looking like a queen
A queen of the celestial moons
lt was you that was
too much staring at me
You were so beautiful
that l wished to die
What did you come here for?
Dr Anwar sent me over,
Sami bey needs a chauffeur
The young man
Dr Anwar has sent, is outside
Alright darling, he told me
about him, send him in
Go in
Our firm is planning to connect
all the African Capitals
with our airlines
Have a seat
Yours truly, etc... etc...
Dr Anwar is a dear friend
of mine he recommended you
300 pounds a months plus
full board, will that be enough?
Anything would do just as long
as you allow me to study by night
He did tell me you were
attending Law classes in college
l shall give you the three
or four hours you need
- Your name?
- Omar
Ok Omar, Miss Aida
is my fiancée
All her wishes are orders
as though they were given by me
Hello!
That house in front
You're supposed
to open the door for us
Excuse me, Sami bey
Your room is near the garage
You must be the new chauffeur
that my brother told me about
- How did you know?
- Obviously
Then, l'm the chauffeur
l'm sorry
l didn't mean to offend you
- What's your name?
- Omar
My name is Juliette
Like that unfortunate
girl Romeo had loved
Dad chose this name because
he's a great admirer of Shakespeare
Juliette never killed a bird
On the contrary, the birds would come
to eat from the palm of her hand
Everybody hunts
Hunting is not forbidden
Everybody hunts, everybody kills
Everyday we find in the world,
new leathal weapons
lt's a day to remember
Unfortunately very few
remember it like me
Man's nature makes
him remember happiness
trying to forget
sorrow and mourning
You are Aida
Sami always speaks of you
lt's a great honor for me
to make your acquaintance
through Sami who had
described you so often
l love imagining the way you were
But you're by far more beautiful
Julst like a symphony by Beethoven
From now on,
you'll call me papa Sadek
Between August 6th and 9th 1945
two bombs were thrown
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
They exterminated more than 130000
persons in less than five minutes
until this very day
Mankind is paying dear,
the price of this genocide
When will this bloodshed end?
Where does this craziness ends?
Where does Peace start?
Miss Aida
l dozed off
Sorry
No, Omar, l'll stay near you
it's my place when we're alone
Don't use, Miss
you may call me Aida
Naturally not in Sami's presence
lt seems that you work very hard
staying up very late
studying like l was told
lt's the only way to succeed
and get my place in the sun
- Why have you chosen law?
- To avenge my father
l don't understand
My father has been
victim of man's injustice
He couldn't afford
a lawyer, he was poor
He was a bank clerk
One day they discovered
an embezzlement
My father was accused
lt was a frame
Behind it was the bank manager
to indict my father
and take my mother from him
But when my father learned that my
mother had been sueing for a divorce
He commited suicide
Eversince, l've lived on one hope
devoting my life
to the unfortunate lot
who are too poor
to defend their honor
Now l understood
- What have you understood?
- A lot of things
Omar
l am very happy
that you told me everything
From now on,
consider me a friend
lt's time to pick up Sami Bey
Omar, can't you understand
that you must
get down and open
the door for me?
l won't repeat it again
Sami, why are you nervous?
Please darling, keep out of it ,Go ahead
Forgive me, darling
l've been living on my nerves, lately
Endless meetings and so on
l love you
Me too
l only want to be able
to make you happy
That's great, Mr the attorney
Don't you want to understand
that you're only a chauffeur?
And you have
to lock in front of you?
The minute we arrive
pack up and go away
Why have you done this Sami?
Hush hush, he is no good
You can't talk like this to anyone
Shut up, he should've
known how to behave
Where are you going?
Aida
Aida
Aida
Aida
Aida
Omar
Omar
Omar
Omar, forgive me, it was my fault
l looked into
the rear-view-mirror first
He's been wanting
to humiliate me from the start
l'm starved, let's
have a bite together
No, Omar
Try to understand, believe me
l can't stand a man to touch me
Don't judge me, it's me
l was 10 years old
l was picking flowers in the garden
to offer them to my mother
Suddenly, my mother's
husband appeared
He threw himself
at me like a monster
lt was terrifying and disgusting
Eversince, l am terrified
whenever a man lays his hand on me
That's a secret, l didn't
even want to tell it to you
but l want you to understand me
Our bodies are the cities
At night, we roam in the streets
Good night, Omar
l've never been
so happy in my life
Who is it?
Open up Aida
That's me, Omar
That's me, Omar
Aida
What's wrong Omar?
You have something?
No Omar, No
No Omar, Omar
No Omar, No
No Omar
No Omar
Let me go
No, Please
No, No Omar
No, no Omar
Let me go
You are insane
l'm tired
Let me go
No
Stay
No
Aida
Aida, l had to do it
Are these my nails?
Does it hurt?
l had to prove
that it was just a fear
Complex caused by your step-father
Tell me that you love me
l love you
Night and day, darling
Night and day, my darling
Night and day
Night and day
Good morning, sir
Good morning Rida
Good morning papa
Good morning Sami
We haven't seen
Aida lately, is she ill?
No, just a misunderstanding
Give me her phone number
and let me handle it
l'll invite her to dinner tomorrow
Go on and don't worry
- Good morning Sami
- Good morning Gigi
Sami, you've been without
a chauffeur for three days
Where is Omar?
l fired him
You don't hunt
these days, why not?
Did you know that
Sami had fired Omar?
Omar?
Yes
Who is that Omar?
Sami's chauffeur
A remarkable man
He taught me to cry
because l was killing a bird
Crying because you kill a bird?
Here's a chap l'd like to meet
Tell Sami to take him back
with your permission, daddy
l can never tell you no
What's wrong, Omar?
l've been wondering about
something trying to find an answer
Aren't you happy with me?
l know that one day
you'll walk out on me for him
You are a fool
From now, on, l'll call
you my foolish darling
Aida
What would you do
if Sami returned?
We're together now
This night belongs to us
l love you
Allo!
Myself
Who is it?
Good day, papa Sadek
What a lovely surprise
No, l wasn't sleeping
Just having a rest
lf you miss us
as we miss you
Why don't you come over
to dinner this evening?
l can't turn you down
Excuse me
- Good night, papa
- Good night, Juliette
- Good night
- Good night
Good night Sami
Good night Gigi
Aida, little girl
Sami wronged you
but as they say
it's an ill wind
that blows nobody good
Why don't you get married?
- Don't forget our date
- Alright
- Good night, darling
- Good night, Sami
Omar, have you finished studying?
You smell liquor
One man is enough
for you for one night
You are everything to me, Omar
Let me feel your love
Let me feel your love
Aida, you swore
you were through with him
Why have you seen him again?
Sami means nothing to me
l want you all
for myself, myself alone
Sami proposed to me
l've accepted
- You've what?
- l've accepted
What about me, us?
Nothing is going
to change between us
We'll keep on loving each other
Really? lt is so simple for you
Who do you think l am?
Listen to me carefully Omar
l've known Sami for years
For years l've had but one hope
Get my revenge from the misery
l've known all my life
But then our love
has been just a dream
You've been lying to me
You're the only one
l've never lied to
l'll always be by your side
l'll help you make
your dreams come true
My dreams
Who are you
to tell me about my dreams?
Omar
Omar
You know what they call
a woman who sells herself?
Omar
Omar
Juliette
Hi
What are you doing here?
lt's nothing, Omar
Sami is kind he's a bit nervous,
he's been funny all his life
Papa talked him
into taking you back
as of tomorrow you can
go back to your work
l don't feel like
serving anyone anymore
l thought you wanted to work
to be able to pay your college fees
Don't you think
l can work elsewhere !?
Omar
What if l asked you
to go back? For my sake
You know what they call
a woman who sells herself?
You're the light
of your house and my life
Father gave us this mirror
and he says frequently
Ugliness
Ugliness is but
the mirror of the soul
which inveigles the body
in the mud and the sin
in the mud and the sin
When l think that many
had been in love before us
and now they lie in peace
Can they keep on loving
each other after death?
ls that why they talk
about the immortality of the soul?
Everything goes and ends
All the lovers, here, kiss
Who knows if they're
really in love or not?
Are there any lovers in this world?
There are only lies
and make-belief
Lovers
Lovers are funny clowns
They play a part
and then the curtain falls
Each one goes his way
Funny strangers
Why are you such a pessimist?
Life is beautiful
l missed you
l can't forget you
And you'll never
be able to forget me
l missed you
l missed you
- What do you think?
- What about?
About what you're thinking about
What are you doing?
How can you come
here at such an hour?
He's playing
poker with some friends
They'll stay on till dawn
we've got plenty of time, come
Come
Come
Listen to me
What we're doing is dirty
We must not even meet again
l love you
l love you
Try to understand me, Aida
l cannot accept this situation
l love you
Perhaps it's difficult to understand
how much l love you
That's why we must
never see each other again
l need you
l need you badly,
l need everything that's you
You've been created for me
l've been created for you
Why make me suffer, Omar
Did you forget what
happened yesterday?
l'm sorry for having done it
Do you know what this means?
l must get away from you
l must get away from
this house and your life
l'll take all my dreams with me
Did you tell the chauffeur
to bring the car?
Have you heard that?
They say one of my guests
is now with my chauffeur in his room
Let's go see them
Kill me
l'd rather die than live without you
Kill me
Sami is coming
That's what I'm afraid of
Get away through the back door
Hurry
Where are your guests? Gone?
Under the bed?
You're wearing high heels now?
Whose pair of shoes is it?
l'm asking whose
pair of shoes is it?
Whose pair of shoes is it?
Mine, Sami
l came all by myself
We won't be able
to hide it any longer Omar
We're in love and we've
decided to get married tonight
l wish l could congratulate you
But we should ask father
what he thinks about it, no?
lf you don't mind, Gigi
Omar, drive us to the club
That's the last thing
you'll do for me
Why did you do that?
ln order to stop seeing
in this house the filth
l've seen this evening
Slowly, stop here
A lesson you'll never forget
To make you
understand that a servant
has no right making passes
at his employer's daughter
Champagne
What do you think
of this honeymoon?
More champagne? Champagne
Juliette
You thought you could
marry my sister so easily
You still want to marry her
Get away from him
l'll kill anyone who gets near him
Even you, Sami
Juliette
Give me that rifle
and go back home
Come on, Sami
l'll give you both a lesson
l'll give you a lesson
You're no longer
my sister, l spit on you
You're no longer my sister
You're no longer my sister
What have they done to you?
What have they
done to you, darling?
Let's take him home lt's safer
Don't move
- Where are we?
- At Adel's
Thanks to him
l've been able to save you
He's been nice
He'll soon be here
with the doctor
lt was all my fault
l never thought
Sami would do that
l had it coming
What did you come here for?
Don't you think what
happened was enough?
Omar and l
are going to be married
Don't make me sorry
l haven't told Sami the truth
But my brother
deserves one like you
Leave us alone
What are you waiting for?
Haven't you heard?
l won't leave before
having had a talk with him
Juliette, leave her
a moment will you?
Omar
l came to tell you goodbye
l know it's the last time, forgive me
Please father, try to understand
l only care about your opinion
Omar didn't try to seduce me
as Sami has been claiming
l fell in love with him
and l want to marry him
That day marked the beginning
of my hell on earth
l not only knew
the deepest agonies
but also fear and despair
When l discovered the baleful
effect of the full moon on my soul
Every month, at the same hours
at the same moments
when the moon was full
My body would change into
a beast hankering after low love
l want to love
Why make me suffer?
hankering for Omar
Omar come
hankering for love
for Omar
l want all the Omars in the world
From time to time l'd drop
a sedative into Sami's champagne
From one bar to another
From one house to another
l met Victoria
She had intended her house
to the high society ladies
in quest of new thrills
She taught me a lot of things
She taught me to keep up
the tradition of my environment
and to wear a mask
to save appearances
Good evening darling
l've been worried about you
l didn't see you for three weeks
Critiques and analysis
by S. Freud
Life is Freud work
He's becoming quite up to date
specially with the sexual
storms rousing women
l like Stendhal with the book of love
l'm ashamed,
l'm ashamed of myself
Aida
Don't worry
You'll be seeing me
You'll be seeing me soon
ln two days
that damn moon
will have become full
and with it, that disease
which consumes me to the bones
and makes me
unable to discriminate
between pleasure and pain
l want a young man
who'd be like Omar
Like Omar
Like Omar
Like Omar
Like Omar
Ugliness is the mirror of the soul
which inveigles
the body into sin and mud
Good day, Madam
Mister is back from Paris
l'm a slut dirty
l deserve neither my husband
nor my clean house
that dress l'm wearing
hides a trash-bin
l've been dreaming
of the day l'd see you again
l missed you so
You are so nice
You are everything to me
Paris is empty without you
l was lost
To the man that l no
longer deserve his name
The dirt fills my body
l have to wash it
l have to purifate myself
with water, iron and fire
Hello
Hello
Hello
Omar
l wanted to hear
your voice one last time
Aida
Aida
Hello
l love you, night and day my love
Omar
Omar
The dirt fills my body
l have to wash it
l have to purifate myself
with water, iron and fire
Forgive me God
Forgive me
You gave me a body
but l violated it
You gave me
a pure soul, l lost it
Help me to liberate
myself from my sins
Let me purifate myself
with water, iron and fire
l want to return to the pure source
l want to return to the pure source
l want to return
to the innocent childhood
My God, let your forgiveness
embrace my sin
Aida
Aida
Aida, Aida
l want to return
to the innocent childhood
For a while
Ugliness
Ugliness is the mirror of the soul
which inveigles the body
in the mud and the sin
in the mud and the sin
in the mud and the sin
ln the mud and the sin
l am insane
lnsanity grows day
by day into my bosom
just like the tares taking root
in a devastated land
Nights and days follow one
another yet none are alike
Thus it will be
to the ends of the Earth
Till the ends of the Earth
lf mister calls from Paris, l'll be
at Mrs. Victoria the dressmaker
Put him through over there
Very well, Madam
My life is a sequence
of incoherent features
Carry away in a procession
of whirling mirrors
No use waiting for me
Good night, Madam
You look like an angel
paying a visit to hell
to speard purity
Sometimes, l imagine you
A child, clad in white
tears in your eyes
playing some sad tune
on the shores of my bewilderment
Could it be a reality?
Or just a childhood dream?
Tonight, you're more
beautiful than a queen
What am l saying...
Nefertiti, Cleopatra
l have a royal present for you
Enough to make jealous
all the Queens on earth
You look so much like him
All the burried years put together
have been but one lost day
The memories
belong only to the past
Omar
Omar
Night and day my love
Night and day
Omar
lt's not possible
Perhaps wishing it so hard
made it come back to me
What's your name?
How old are you?
- l'll tell you on one condition
- Which?
Lie
Lie
Get out
Get out
Out
Aida? What's wrong?
What's wrong, darling?
This nightmare is going to kill me
The same
The same nightmare
Always at the same moment
Perhaps the Moon
bears me a grudge
Don't think about that darling
l don't know
ln his arms, l felt just as though
Omar had been possessing me
Just as though old crazy
love had been living again
l'm tortured, Victoria
l'm tortured
l'm tortured to death
You're a queen
Only a Queen has the right
to exhort a divine
pleasure and a sweet death
l am a slave
Slave to the moon
You don't know the evil effect
the full moon has upon me
l become a wild hungry beast
l forget everything in the world
except that sexual hunger
which torments my body
Where are you going?
l'll take a walk by myself
Walking
Walking
Walking
Don't they have any folks? You see
Even the children nowadays
don't know what pity is
Why don't they let him live?
The world is full with criminals
Why don't they let him live?
Live?
Who wants to live?
What have l got
to lose if l were to die
To die
die
Omar, why did you forsake me?
Why did you forsake me
to my torment and shame?
What can l do for you?
lncredible, this is
indeed a small world
The other night
at the amusement park
you were looking like a queen
A queen of the celestial moons
lt was you that was
too much staring at me
You were so beautiful
that l wished to die
What did you come here for?
Dr Anwar sent me over,
Sami bey needs a chauffeur
The young man
Dr Anwar has sent, is outside
Alright darling, he told me
about him, send him in
Go in
Our firm is planning to connect
all the African Capitals
with our airlines
Have a seat
Yours truly, etc... etc...
Dr Anwar is a dear friend
of mine he recommended you
300 pounds a months plus
full board, will that be enough?
Anything would do just as long
as you allow me to study by night
He did tell me you were
attending Law classes in college
l shall give you the three
or four hours you need
- Your name?
- Omar
Ok Omar, Miss Aida
is my fiancée
All her wishes are orders
as though they were given by me
Hello!
That house in front
You're supposed
to open the door for us
Excuse me, Sami bey
Your room is near the garage
You must be the new chauffeur
that my brother told me about
- How did you know?
- Obviously
Then, l'm the chauffeur
l'm sorry
l didn't mean to offend you
- What's your name?
- Omar
My name is Juliette
Like that unfortunate
girl Romeo had loved
Dad chose this name because
he's a great admirer of Shakespeare
Juliette never killed a bird
On the contrary, the birds would come
to eat from the palm of her hand
Everybody hunts
Hunting is not forbidden
Everybody hunts, everybody kills
Everyday we find in the world,
new leathal weapons
lt's a day to remember
Unfortunately very few
remember it like me
Man's nature makes
him remember happiness
trying to forget
sorrow and mourning
You are Aida
Sami always speaks of you
lt's a great honor for me
to make your acquaintance
through Sami who had
described you so often
l love imagining the way you were
But you're by far more beautiful
Julst like a symphony by Beethoven
From now on,
you'll call me papa Sadek
Between August 6th and 9th 1945
two bombs were thrown
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
They exterminated more than 130000
persons in less than five minutes
until this very day
Mankind is paying dear,
the price of this genocide
When will this bloodshed end?
Where does this craziness ends?
Where does Peace start?
Miss Aida
l dozed off
Sorry
No, Omar, l'll stay near you
it's my place when we're alone
Don't use, Miss
you may call me Aida
Naturally not in Sami's presence
lt seems that you work very hard
staying up very late
studying like l was told
lt's the only way to succeed
and get my place in the sun
- Why have you chosen law?
- To avenge my father
l don't understand
My father has been
victim of man's injustice
He couldn't afford
a lawyer, he was poor
He was a bank clerk
One day they discovered
an embezzlement
My father was accused
lt was a frame
Behind it was the bank manager
to indict my father
and take my mother from him
But when my father learned that my
mother had been sueing for a divorce
He commited suicide
Eversince, l've lived on one hope
devoting my life
to the unfortunate lot
who are too poor
to defend their honor
Now l understood
- What have you understood?
- A lot of things
Omar
l am very happy
that you told me everything
From now on,
consider me a friend
lt's time to pick up Sami Bey
Omar, can't you understand
that you must
get down and open
the door for me?
l won't repeat it again
Sami, why are you nervous?
Please darling, keep out of it ,Go ahead
Forgive me, darling
l've been living on my nerves, lately
Endless meetings and so on
l love you
Me too
l only want to be able
to make you happy
That's great, Mr the attorney
Don't you want to understand
that you're only a chauffeur?
And you have
to lock in front of you?
The minute we arrive
pack up and go away
Why have you done this Sami?
Hush hush, he is no good
You can't talk like this to anyone
Shut up, he should've
known how to behave
Where are you going?
Aida
Aida
Aida
Aida
Aida
Omar
Omar
Omar
Omar, forgive me, it was my fault
l looked into
the rear-view-mirror first
He's been wanting
to humiliate me from the start
l'm starved, let's
have a bite together
No, Omar
Try to understand, believe me
l can't stand a man to touch me
Don't judge me, it's me
l was 10 years old
l was picking flowers in the garden
to offer them to my mother
Suddenly, my mother's
husband appeared
He threw himself
at me like a monster
lt was terrifying and disgusting
Eversince, l am terrified
whenever a man lays his hand on me
That's a secret, l didn't
even want to tell it to you
but l want you to understand me
Our bodies are the cities
At night, we roam in the streets
Good night, Omar
l've never been
so happy in my life
Who is it?
Open up Aida
That's me, Omar
That's me, Omar
Aida
What's wrong Omar?
You have something?
No Omar, No
No Omar, Omar
No Omar, No
No Omar
No Omar
Let me go
No, Please
No, No Omar
No, no Omar
Let me go
You are insane
l'm tired
Let me go
No
Stay
No
Aida
Aida, l had to do it
Are these my nails?
Does it hurt?
l had to prove
that it was just a fear
Complex caused by your step-father
Tell me that you love me
l love you
Night and day, darling
Night and day, my darling
Night and day
Night and day
Good morning, sir
Good morning Rida
Good morning papa
Good morning Sami
We haven't seen
Aida lately, is she ill?
No, just a misunderstanding
Give me her phone number
and let me handle it
l'll invite her to dinner tomorrow
Go on and don't worry
- Good morning Sami
- Good morning Gigi
Sami, you've been without
a chauffeur for three days
Where is Omar?
l fired him
You don't hunt
these days, why not?
Did you know that
Sami had fired Omar?
Omar?
Yes
Who is that Omar?
Sami's chauffeur
A remarkable man
He taught me to cry
because l was killing a bird
Crying because you kill a bird?
Here's a chap l'd like to meet
Tell Sami to take him back
with your permission, daddy
l can never tell you no
What's wrong, Omar?
l've been wondering about
something trying to find an answer
Aren't you happy with me?
l know that one day
you'll walk out on me for him
You are a fool
From now, on, l'll call
you my foolish darling
Aida
What would you do
if Sami returned?
We're together now
This night belongs to us
l love you
Allo!
Myself
Who is it?
Good day, papa Sadek
What a lovely surprise
No, l wasn't sleeping
Just having a rest
lf you miss us
as we miss you
Why don't you come over
to dinner this evening?
l can't turn you down
Excuse me
- Good night, papa
- Good night, Juliette
- Good night
- Good night
Good night Sami
Good night Gigi
Aida, little girl
Sami wronged you
but as they say
it's an ill wind
that blows nobody good
Why don't you get married?
- Don't forget our date
- Alright
- Good night, darling
- Good night, Sami
Omar, have you finished studying?
You smell liquor
One man is enough
for you for one night
You are everything to me, Omar
Let me feel your love
Let me feel your love
Aida, you swore
you were through with him
Why have you seen him again?
Sami means nothing to me
l want you all
for myself, myself alone
Sami proposed to me
l've accepted
- You've what?
- l've accepted
What about me, us?
Nothing is going
to change between us
We'll keep on loving each other
Really? lt is so simple for you
Who do you think l am?
Listen to me carefully Omar
l've known Sami for years
For years l've had but one hope
Get my revenge from the misery
l've known all my life
But then our love
has been just a dream
You've been lying to me
You're the only one
l've never lied to
l'll always be by your side
l'll help you make
your dreams come true
My dreams
Who are you
to tell me about my dreams?
Omar
Omar
You know what they call
a woman who sells herself?
Omar
Omar
Juliette
Hi
What are you doing here?
lt's nothing, Omar
Sami is kind he's a bit nervous,
he's been funny all his life
Papa talked him
into taking you back
as of tomorrow you can
go back to your work
l don't feel like
serving anyone anymore
l thought you wanted to work
to be able to pay your college fees
Don't you think
l can work elsewhere !?
Omar
What if l asked you
to go back? For my sake
You know what they call
a woman who sells herself?
You're the light
of your house and my life
Father gave us this mirror
and he says frequently
Ugliness
Ugliness is but
the mirror of the soul
which inveigles the body
in the mud and the sin
in the mud and the sin
When l think that many
had been in love before us
and now they lie in peace
Can they keep on loving
each other after death?
ls that why they talk
about the immortality of the soul?
Everything goes and ends
All the lovers, here, kiss
Who knows if they're
really in love or not?
Are there any lovers in this world?
There are only lies
and make-belief
Lovers
Lovers are funny clowns
They play a part
and then the curtain falls
Each one goes his way
Funny strangers
Why are you such a pessimist?
Life is beautiful
l missed you
l can't forget you
And you'll never
be able to forget me
l missed you
l missed you
- What do you think?
- What about?
About what you're thinking about
What are you doing?
How can you come
here at such an hour?
He's playing
poker with some friends
They'll stay on till dawn
we've got plenty of time, come
Come
Come
Listen to me
What we're doing is dirty
We must not even meet again
l love you
l love you
Try to understand me, Aida
l cannot accept this situation
l love you
Perhaps it's difficult to understand
how much l love you
That's why we must
never see each other again
l need you
l need you badly,
l need everything that's you
You've been created for me
l've been created for you
Why make me suffer, Omar
Did you forget what
happened yesterday?
l'm sorry for having done it
Do you know what this means?
l must get away from you
l must get away from
this house and your life
l'll take all my dreams with me
Did you tell the chauffeur
to bring the car?
Have you heard that?
They say one of my guests
is now with my chauffeur in his room
Let's go see them
Kill me
l'd rather die than live without you
Kill me
Sami is coming
That's what I'm afraid of
Get away through the back door
Hurry
Where are your guests? Gone?
Under the bed?
You're wearing high heels now?
Whose pair of shoes is it?
l'm asking whose
pair of shoes is it?
Whose pair of shoes is it?
Mine, Sami
l came all by myself
We won't be able
to hide it any longer Omar
We're in love and we've
decided to get married tonight
l wish l could congratulate you
But we should ask father
what he thinks about it, no?
lf you don't mind, Gigi
Omar, drive us to the club
That's the last thing
you'll do for me
Why did you do that?
ln order to stop seeing
in this house the filth
l've seen this evening
Slowly, stop here
A lesson you'll never forget
To make you
understand that a servant
has no right making passes
at his employer's daughter
Champagne
What do you think
of this honeymoon?
More champagne? Champagne
Juliette
You thought you could
marry my sister so easily
You still want to marry her
Get away from him
l'll kill anyone who gets near him
Even you, Sami
Juliette
Give me that rifle
and go back home
Come on, Sami
l'll give you both a lesson
l'll give you a lesson
You're no longer
my sister, l spit on you
You're no longer my sister
You're no longer my sister
What have they done to you?
What have they
done to you, darling?
Let's take him home lt's safer
Don't move
- Where are we?
- At Adel's
Thanks to him
l've been able to save you
He's been nice
He'll soon be here
with the doctor
lt was all my fault
l never thought
Sami would do that
l had it coming
What did you come here for?
Don't you think what
happened was enough?
Omar and l
are going to be married
Don't make me sorry
l haven't told Sami the truth
But my brother
deserves one like you
Leave us alone
What are you waiting for?
Haven't you heard?
l won't leave before
having had a talk with him
Juliette, leave her
a moment will you?
Omar
l came to tell you goodbye
l know it's the last time, forgive me
Please father, try to understand
l only care about your opinion
Omar didn't try to seduce me
as Sami has been claiming
l fell in love with him
and l want to marry him
That day marked the beginning
of my hell on earth
l not only knew
the deepest agonies
but also fear and despair
When l discovered the baleful
effect of the full moon on my soul
Every month, at the same hours
at the same moments
when the moon was full
My body would change into
a beast hankering after low love
l want to love
Why make me suffer?
hankering for Omar
Omar come
hankering for love
for Omar
l want all the Omars in the world
From time to time l'd drop
a sedative into Sami's champagne
From one bar to another
From one house to another
l met Victoria
She had intended her house
to the high society ladies
in quest of new thrills
She taught me a lot of things
She taught me to keep up
the tradition of my environment
and to wear a mask
to save appearances
Good evening darling
l've been worried about you
l didn't see you for three weeks
Critiques and analysis
by S. Freud
Life is Freud work
He's becoming quite up to date
specially with the sexual
storms rousing women
l like Stendhal with the book of love
l'm ashamed,
l'm ashamed of myself
Aida
Don't worry
You'll be seeing me
You'll be seeing me soon
ln two days
that damn moon
will have become full
and with it, that disease
which consumes me to the bones
and makes me
unable to discriminate
between pleasure and pain
l want a young man
who'd be like Omar
Like Omar
Like Omar
Like Omar
Like Omar
Ugliness is the mirror of the soul
which inveigles
the body into sin and mud
Good day, Madam
Mister is back from Paris
l'm a slut dirty
l deserve neither my husband
nor my clean house
that dress l'm wearing
hides a trash-bin
l've been dreaming
of the day l'd see you again
l missed you so
You are so nice
You are everything to me
Paris is empty without you
l was lost
To the man that l no
longer deserve his name
The dirt fills my body
l have to wash it
l have to purifate myself
with water, iron and fire
Hello
Hello
Hello
Omar
l wanted to hear
your voice one last time
Aida
Aida
Hello
l love you, night and day my love
Omar
Omar
The dirt fills my body
l have to wash it
l have to purifate myself
with water, iron and fire
Forgive me God
Forgive me
You gave me a body
but l violated it
You gave me
a pure soul, l lost it
Help me to liberate
myself from my sins
Let me purifate myself
with water, iron and fire
l want to return to the pure source
l want to return to the pure source
l want to return
to the innocent childhood
My God, let your forgiveness
embrace my sin
Aida
Aida
Aida, Aida
l want to return
to the innocent childhood
For a while