passion fish is a 1992 american film written and directed by john sayles .

the film stars mary mcdonnell , alfre woodard , vondie curtis-hall , david strathairn , leo burmester , and angela bassett .

it tells the story of a soap opera star , paralyzed after being struck by a taxi , who is forced to return to her family home and rely upon a series of nurses , forcing each of them to leave her employment until one shows up guaranteed to stay .

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passion fish <EOT> passion fish is available on dvd ( i don’t know if it’s currently streaming anywhere ) .

food was excellent as usual . we are never disappointed with our meals at passion fish .

rennie ' s bass turned into a catfish when he opened it up for the passion fish .

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we’d love your help . let us know what’s wrong with this preview of passion fish by alison oburia .

we lived for three years in buenos aires and just returned from three years of fish abstinence , since they have no good fish there . we ate fish yesterday and today we went to explore this passion fish . i ate a chowder with some crab , a . . .

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black scabbardfish with bananas and passion - fruit - sauce | fish and seafood | dw | 09 . 12 . 2005

sauce : mix the mayonnaise , tobasco and orange juice . add the passion fruit juice . serve cold with the fish .

passion fish has the benefit of sayles ' smart dialogue , his eye for and attention to minor details and the riveting performances of two fine actresses .

passion fish has lots its glory . then menu is appetizing , and the food was ok but for us the experience was meh . . . .

we don‘t know passion fish ‘s story by heart , but we can assure you it‘s pretty awesome . message them to get to know more about their business .

for the passion - fruit - sauce 4 table spoons mayonnaise . 6 table spoons passion fruit juice . 1 drop tobasco . juice of 1 freshly pressed orange . preparation :

flour . breadcrumbs . 2 eggs ( one for fish , one for bananas ) .

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passion fish did a very good job taking care of my wife and i on our recent date night with no kids . the seafood was executed well as we relaxed with such good service .

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the entree fish was smaller than that served by several high - end restaurants of my acquaintance , and had an aftertaste aroma suggesting that it shared space on the grill without adequate separation . i admittedly haven ' t been to passion fish in a year , but recall it being better , even , very better , in the past .

" passion fish " opened yesterday at the 68th street playhouse , where it will play for the one - week run necessary for academy award eligibility . its gentle manner contrasts nicely with the hot air of many higher - powered christmas releases .

sayles , who wrote the screenplay and directed , explores how the forced intimacy of chantelle and may - alice’s shared living situation leads to something honest and healing for them both . passion fish is a quiet , hopeful film , and it’s one i turn to often .

i hope that films that share passion fish ’s politics continue to be made and improved upon . i just hope more directors of color , and female directors of color in particular , get to make them . the next selection in the canon considers one such effort .

its been a while since we last dined at passion fish so when family members suggested reston , we decided to a return visit . . nice that valet parking is free as several restaurants charge . erin saw me for the front and made sure my car was . . .

" passion fish " was also edited by mr . sayles , who adopts a leisurely pace and often slows down to emphasize the seductive charm of cajun culture . his film is warmly appealing , played with subtlety and intelligence by both its stars . but like many of this season ' s releases , " passion fish " is needlessly long . with a two - and - a - quarter - hour running time , this essentially modest film often seems to be luxuriating in the story of chantelle and may - alice rather than making sure that story gets told .

in a typical tv docudrama , this would be the setup for a heartwarming tale of uplift and courage . but john sayles ' " passion fish " cuts closer to the bone . this is a tough , muscular story about a headstrong woman who wants things to go her way .

we have been frequent diners at this passion fish since it opened going there on several special occasions , this being one of those times . we were disappointed this time . the service was very indifferent as was the food . hopefully , this was just an off night . . .

four girlfriends play the passion fish game occasionally in a bar called stratus . one girl , who is blindfolded , is the bait and is kissed by the " fish " men whom the other girls have deemed worthy to passionately kiss the bait . thus this is the beginning of a story that has romance , sex , passion , obsession , and more romance . to be perfectly honest i usually don ' t read this type of book but it was fun to read and actually took me away from all the " serious " novels that i have been reading lately . thank you alison and jessica !

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of all the barriers that rise up between people - - sex , race , class , money , education , geography - - private pain is one of the most isolating . and pain , along with the other six , is a prominent subject of john sayles ' " passion fish " ( amc century 14 ) .

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after attempting historical dramas and multi - character urban sagas , john sayles returns here to the kind of small , intimate film with which he first established his reputation . passion fish opens on a typically vivid sayles image : soap opera actress mary - alice culhane ( mary mcdonnell ) lying immobile in a hospital bed , watching herself walking and talking . . . read more

after living in new england for the first twelve years of my life , my family moved to florida and never looked back . i spent many years in orlando and then moved to tampa , where am now with my wonderful husband of twenty years and two teen boys . i began writing passion fish after having a very vivid dream ( basically the passion fish bar game chapters ) . when i couldn ' t figure out where the story should go from there , i ' hooked up ' ( sorry , fish pun ) with jessica mcquinn , plot queen extraordinaire , and together we created the novel . my second novel , between the lies , is a story that mixes international intrigue with plot twists and romance and is based on some real events of people i know who have had life - threatening " encounters " with the mafia ( one in ukraine , the other in indonesia ) . it ' s scheduled for release in october , 2012 .

chantelle is a strong woman , too . she is also determined to keep the job . she needs it , for more reasons than we know . she sizes up the situation , sees that may - alice needs less coddling and a lot less wine , and tries to take charge . may - alice fights back . and " passion fish " is essentially about the struggle of their wills .

a cute , easy read . not a lot to the plot , but sometimes that is just what i need . julian & jeanette were just annoying to no end , but hey , they are the bad guys . i wish there had been a little more to the story of josie & beau , i felt that was just stuck in there randomly . the concept of the passion fish game was cute .

" passion fish " isn ' t as impressive as sayles ' last movie , the iconoclastic ensemble saga " city of hope . " like his 1983 lesbian love story , " lianna , " it ' s something of a career breather : a simpler , more tightly focused personal drama , in which this almost self - consciously masculine director goes deliberately into more feminine territory , widening his perspective and honing his reflexes .

there’s a true sense of place to the works of john sayles ( one of my favorite directors ) . the location of each of his films is intrinsic to the plot : the foggy irish waters in the secret of roan inish , the texas borderlands of lone star , the west virginia mining town of matewan , the alaskan wilds in limbo . his 1992 release , passion fish , dwells in a small , humid gulf town in louisiana , where accents abound .

also contributing mightily to the southern charm of " passion fish " are vondie curtis - hall as the rural blacksmith who somehow persuades the wary chantelle to let down her guard , and leo burmester as the wayward , tippling uncle in two - toned shoes , a colorful sine qua non in such a story . sheila kelley and angela bassett ( betty shabazz in " malcolm x " ) have some good moments as a couple of soap opera queens from may - alice ' s past .

sayles may be one of the prime poet - proponents of the work ethic in american movies right now , and in " passion fish " ( mpaa - rated r for language and adult situations ) , he suggests that in love , as in life , you have to sweat for your pleasures as much as to master your pain . this is a love story without tears , a soap opera with no soap , a political fable about survivors in the ruins of the reign of greed .

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" passion fish " is about paraplegic white ex - tv soap star may - alice ( mary mcdonnell ) and her black nurse chantelle , a recovering drug addict ( alfre woodard ) , and though that may sound like soap - opera material , sayles doesn ' t sink into any traps of bathos . the movie ' s setting is cajun country , louisiana , and the unbuttoned region , with its somnolent heat , exotic swampland and ragingly spicy music and food , helps sayles play against the sadder currents .

" passion fish , " a film much less precious than its title ( which refers to a cajun superstition about finding love ) , is about the spiritual rebirth that finally occurs within may - alice . it ' s also about the strong , sympathetic helpmate who makes such regeneration possible . the right nurse finally comes along in the person of chantelle ( alfre woodard ) , who is only slightly cowed by may - alice ' s insults and has had enough troubles of her own to understand her employer ' s mean streak .

may - alice ( mary mcdonnell ) was on her way to a leg - waxing appointment when her life changed forever . hit by a car as she got out of a taxicab in new york city , may - alice was left permanently paralyzed . she formerly worked as a soap - opera actress , but nothing she simulated on television can match the drama her real life now offers . she is seen in a hospital , waking up to the daunting facts of her new life , as john sayles ' s " passion fish " begins .

if you want elegant fish created with thought try passionfish . if you want fish and chips or a piece of fish just thrown on a grill you should go elsewhere . passionfish takes the monterey bay aquarium seafood watch recommendations seriously . for us that is very important and adds a star to the review . passionfish chefs are truly artists . they combine ingredients in a way that enhances the fish . we started with a crab avocado " salad " appetizer with spicy ginger and fennel . this asian influenced appetizer was excellent . it had arugula on the top hence the " salad " nomenclature but it felt more like a parfait without the glass . next , was halibut with dashi yams , snap peas and shiitake mushrooms and meyer lemon jam . all flavors were delicate and didn ' t drown out the fish . finally we had the scallops with truffle butter and a rice custard . our server sold this as fantastic and we weren ' t misled . the rice custard really added to the experience . think about that a bit : how often is rice elevated to a flavor status that is something other than boring ? elegance like this comes at a price because kitchen prep and design is labor intensive . passionfish delivers a quality product at a reasonable price for the elegance you receive . if you want seafood that meets high sustainability and health standards consider visiting passionfish .

the struggle at the heart of the movie is lightened by the comic portraits of may - alice ' s many visitors ( i would have liked to see a whole movie about uncle max , and an old friend named precious deserves a short subject of her own ) . the romance is handled with a delicate , tentative touch that reflects the character ' s feelings for one another . " passion fish " begins with a scene from may - alice ' s soap opera , and by the end we see how far such canned melodrama is from the real lessons of life .

passion fish was my wife ' s excellent choice for her birthday dinner . she liked her food which was a great deal and mine was just what i hoped for . everything was wonderful and the service was great . edwin , our waiter , was incredibly knowledgable about the wine and the food specials ( no notes - - he just knew what he was talking about ) , efficient , friendly , available but never intrusive . he ' s entitled to particular commendation . a nice cut above most restaurants in the reston town center . the decor is very sleek and modern .

first drinks took a long time to come , when bread finally arrived it came with some kind of whitefish paste , had to ask for butter , server spilled soup on my wife ' s arm , red curry sauce was bland . fish itself was good . wont go back .

we had dinner with my daughter ' s boss on the way to a two months archaeological operations in israel . the food was excellent . the fish was amazing . perfect night for the patio but we had to move tables when a small patch of rain passed by . overall excellent

we went one weeknight for a business dinner . the restaurant is a beautiful venue , with plenty of semi - private booths . they serve sushi as well as raw bar fish and those two areas are visible from the dining room , which adds an interesting view . the menu . . .

reviewed for urltoken ( 7 out of 10 on the blog ) do you ever have a book that sits there for ages and you put off reading it ? ' passion fish ' was one of those books for me . i think it ' s because i ' m quite fussy about my genres , for example i like romance books , but have recently gone off what i would class as ' chick - lit ' . and , from reading the back cover , this book seemed more chick - lit than romance . however , while it has a touch of chick - lit about it , i would say it is more romance and

during their time together , layers are shed as the women become more frank with each other . their relationship is the core of passion fish , as both chantelle and may - alice are at a point in their lives when they are forced to start over . visitors from their past stop by ( including angela bassett as one of may - alice’s former soap opera co - stars ) . two men from the parish — david straithairn ( who also appeared that year with mcdonnell in sneakers ) as a charming cajun handyman and vondie curtis - hall ( chicago hope ) as a smooth - talking farrier — get drawn into their private world .

we have always enjoyed passion fish and believe it to be one of the best choices in the reston town center . we reserved our table for father ' s day at 12 : 15 pm . while the food was as good as always , the service was very slow on this occasion . they were not organized and seemed under staffed for the holiday brunch service . our main course took over an hour to arrive . the table next to us was seated a few minutes after us and still had not received their entrees when we left the restaurant after 2 : 00 pm . we will take this into consideration before dining there again on a holiday .

sayles is an award - winning director , writer , actor and author . he is credited with writing and editing most of his projects , including his latest film , go for sisters , and his recent historical novel , a moment in the sun . sayles supports his directing career as a “writer for hire” in hollywood . his book thinking in pictures : the making of the movie matewan , is still taught in film classes . he wrote and directed several films that have been nominated for academy awards , including lone star and passion fish . sayles also directed three music videos for bruce springsteen’s born in the usa , i ' m on fire , and glory days .

went here for our anniversary . great service and food ! curry salad , fish stew and sea bass crudo were the highlights ! if you want a nice dinner that reflects all monterey has to offer from the ocean and land this is it . they even printed special menus with our anniversary date on them . thank you !

also in " passion fish , " and well matched with ms . mcdonnell ' s touchingly stubborn may - alice , is david strathairn as a louisiana native who looked good to her as a teen - ager , and looks even better now that he is a father of five . mr . strathairn appears in two of the film ' s more magical sequences , a dream that restores may - alice to her earlier , sexually adventurous self and an all - day boat ride through the bayou that becomes a larger sort of journey . in these sequences , mr . strathairn ' s handsome , down - to - earth rennie serves as both a reminder of everyday reality and a secret avenue of escape .

we ' ve been long time loyalty members , and had seen a decline in food quality and service a couple years ago . we decided to give it a shot again , we ' re incredibly happy with our evening . the manager erin was super friendly right from the start and and gave us a romantic table for our date night . on top of the periodic check - ins from erin , our server maria l . was wonderful and warm . the food was fantastic ( special roll for an appetizer , with salmon , and whole crispy flounder for dinner ) , and the drinks were delicious . i rarely write reviews , but felt i should let others know that the food , service and ambiance at passion fish is well worth it .

with $ 3 million for the santa barbara museum of art on the line , curator eve carwyn hardly has time to focus on the state of her love life . struggling to escape the clutches of a creepy ex and looking to add some adventure to her personal life , eve is off on a much needed escape , and a business trip to boston . but before she goes , her pack of dedicated girlfriends plan a send - off party that includes mind - bending kisses from not one , but two , sensational - - yet anonymous partners . will a chance encounter and a searing kiss somehow end in a love match ? will her career take off or lie in ruins when the grant results are in ? join eve on her whirlwind journey through intrigue and ingenuity , terror and true love . once the passion fishing starts , her life will never be the same . passion fish is one part romance and one part heart pounding thriller . an innocent game of sexy distraction ignites a spark of love and a dangerous obsession in this exciting debut novel from alison oburia and jessica mcquinn . oburia and mcquinn offer an intriguing , suspenseful spin on the games people play when it comes to love , and the surprising lengths to which they ll go to earn it . . . and to keep it .

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wonderful night ! one of our favorite restaurants in the area . we went for loyalty members restaraunt week . great value , worth the $ 25 sign up , have been members for years . was disappointed when was told the 1 / 2 price thursday wine night was no longer an option for loyalty members , although they did honor it . feed back to them , bring it back please ! we both had the crispy flounder , whole fish . our favorite dish ! !

i ' ve been wanting to try this place . not a happy customer and not coming back . i ordered the duck and it was as too sweet and dry . ordered a couple of fish dinner and out of all the entrees , the lamb was the best with flavor and texture . the calamari was was good from the appetizers and i was surprise that the fried oysters were tasty when i normally like my oyster raw . good customer service can use a little work .

holy molly ! ! ! one of the best restaurants i ' ve been in my life . there is no way to go wrong with anything you pick from the menu . 1 - we ordered a bottle of ampeleia 2013 . hands down ! ! 2 - the fish soup is to die for ! ! ! perfect to share with the biscuits 3 - lamp was outrageously good and super rich . 4 - forced myself to eat some bread pudding because is a must ! super happy we came here !

i originally read this as a fan fic and loved it . it was hard to see the characters as different ones than i had originally loved . the actual book only gets 4 stars due to trying to see it as a separate entity than the fanfic will seemed a bit of a pansy and a bit too perfect . the eve / will romance had the romantic tension but not a lot of spark . however gage and sky had enough passion to compensate . it was a unique change to see a romance of two drastically different couples in the same book .

we walked in here without a reservation on a sunday evening . there was a 30 to 60 minutes wait time . we then took a walk to the lover ' s point to enjoyed the sunset . when we walked back to the restaurant we were right on time . i ordered the rockfish and my friend ordered another kind of fish ( looked like salmon but it ' s not , i have forgotten the name ) . they were both very delicious and spiced enough . no complain about the serving . we didn ' t have any problems ordering food , refilling - water , getting bills , etc .

this has been at the top of my favorite movie list for at least 10 years . i am a registered nurse , and have taken care of people like the main character - numerous people . a horrible accident changes the main character ' s life . but the part that sells me is that the caregiver ' s life is transformed in a beautiful way in this movie , and i have personally seen the lives of nurses and aides be similarly transformed by having to care for people like the main character . my own life was . one person rated it poorly due to profanity , tobacco and a disappointing ending . in contrast , i felt this movie had a better ending than most movies i have ever watched . profanity and tobacco ( and worse ) are a regular part of this kind of health care - come down to planet earth , please . i have seen countless endings that were much worse in real life . most soap opera star types don ' t make it through rehab so gracefully , or at all . most endings are much worse in reality . for someone like me , this is an absolutely beautiful movie , where everyone involved - the main character ; her caregiver , and a high school admirer whom she can ' t even recall for her arrogance all are better off . health care workers rarely get to see the passion fish side of the story , and i appreciated it immensely . only a person whose heart was in the wrong place could perceive this movie as having a bad ending .

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may - alice culhane was a successful soap opera star , but a car accident has left her bound to a wheelchair . she returns to her now - empty family home in the bayous of louisiana which she had eagerly left years before . she drinks heavily and vents her bitterness on the succession of nurses who are hired to take care of her and immediately quit because she is so unbearable . chantelle is the latest of these nurses , and may - alice is told that chantelle is the last nurse she ' ll get . chantelle for reasons of her own , is also in a position where she badly needs the job to work out . the movie focuses on how these two women become friends and help each other heal emotionally .

has described this film as a probe of " what people do when they think they ' re on one life path and then it gets blown in another direction " .

] it felt so strange . all i remember is that i wasn ' t happy . was i ?

john sayles is a truly brilliant filmmaker . this film combines great story writing with precise interpersonal direction . both mary mcdonnel and alfre woodard deliver characters who develop clearly throughout the story . mr . sayles ' depiction of cajun culture as it crosses with yankee cultures is really quite impressive . although the screenplay leans towards sentimentality , it never becomes trite as so many interpersonal dramas have a tendency to do . sayle ' s scathing commentary on the self - centeredness of mainstream american culture through his depiction of people associated with daytime drama while avoiding any negative commentary on southern culture is refreshing and a pleasure to watch .

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her life is essentially going nowhere before her accident . she ' s in a dead - end career , her marriage has ended , and she ' s filled with a deep discontent . then she is paralyzed in an accident , and goes back home to louisiana to recover , filled with resentment .

the film stars mary mcdonnell as may - alice , a soap opera star whose life is suddenly changed by fate . she has some money and a home down in the bayou country , where her family is from , and after she finishes with rehabilitation therapy ( where she is a very poor candidate ) , she goes back down there to sit in her chair and drink wine and harbor her bitterness .

she has enough money to hire a full - time companion , and she interviews several of them , all with a lot of problems of their own .

a couple are hired for varying lengths of time , before they are fired or walk off the job . she is not easy to work for , and she has just about reached the bottom of the local employment pool when chantelle , a black woman played by alfre woodard , arrives .

john sayles says he has been interested in such relationships between client and companion ever since he watched them develop in his own family . it is an interesting division of power : the companion is healthy and able - bodied , and has the freedom of movement . the client , like may - alice , has power over the sources of money , and can try to control the other person through threats to their economic security . so there is a delicate balance , a struggle , sometimes unacknowledged , that goes on all day .

sayles writes his own movies , which range from " eight men out " to " matewan " to the powerful " city of hope , " and he has rarely written more three - dimensional characters than this time .

although his subject is a minefield of cliches and the material cries out to be processed into a disease - of - the - week docudrama , he creates vivid , original characters for his story - characters like uncle max ( william mahoney ) , who comes to visit and reveals his entire lifetime in a few sentences , or may - alice ' s childhood friends , or the actresses who worked with her on television .

each of these meetings between may - alice and her past requires her to play a different role , and that ' s also the case when rennie ( david strathairn ) turns up one day to make some repairs on the house . this was the guy she had a crush on in high school , before she left him and all the rest of her early life behind and moved to new york . now he is married , and she is in a wheelchair , and it seems as if all possibilities of romance have disappeared . but things are not always as they seem .

at the heart of the movie is the uneasy relationship between may - alice and chantelle . may - alice is used to being willful and spoiled . chantelle does not find her behavior acceptable . but may - alice has the money and chantelle needs the job , for more urgent reasons than we first realize , and so it seems that chantelle may have to put up with may - alice ' s behavior . yet in a deeper sense , one that only gradually reveals itself to may - alice , what she needs most of all from chantelle is the other woman ' s ability to stand up to her .

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stunned at first , may - alice soon develops a caustically bitter way of dealing with her frustration . she keeps to herself and drinks too much . she remains angry and proud . she mocks those who try to help her and , even more mercilessly , she mocks herself . " it ' s important that we have clean walls , " she snaps at one of the many nurses she employs briefly , then fires or scares away . " i ' ll be climbing them soon . "

when solicitous old friends come to visit , after may - alice has relocated to her girlhood home in louisiana , she is even worse . " didn ' t we always say , ' i wonder how may - alice is going to end up ? ' " asks one chatty , thoughtless matron who drops by . may - alice stares , drilling holes into her guest ' s empty head . " well , now you know , " she flatly replies .

as played memorably by ms . woodard , a quietly voluptuous actress who conveys vast inner strength , chantelle is willing to help may - alice only on her own terms , thus providing the kind of toughness and back talk her patient desperately needs . " have you been doing this long ? " may - alice asks chantelle curtly during their job interview . " no , " chantelle answers . " you ? "

if this situation sounds fraught with the danger of sentimentality , it certainly is . but mr . sayles ' s writing and direction are refreshingly blunt , going over the top only when taking cheap shots at some of may - alice ' s tiresome old friends . though the story is essentially house - bound , set in the soothing louisiana household as may - alice gradually re - establishes herself there , it manages to introduce a varied stream of visitors . collectively , they keep the film moving and prevent it from looking inward to a stultifying degree .

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equally helpful , on a different note , is marianne muellerleile as the scariest and most exacting in a long parade of unlucky nurses . the nurses ' scenes are edited together in a funny , bad - audition type montage , during which one particularly pesty nurse insists on grilling may - alice about other stars ( with character names like raven and dominique ) , whom she presumably knows from other soaps . " there ' s not like a room where they store us all between shows , " may - alice replies in exasperation .

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soap actress may - alice culhane is paralyzed from the waist down in an accident . she returns to her old home in louisiana , where she proceeds to drink quite steadily and to drive away five personal attendants in the first twenty minutes of the movie . then she meets with chantelle , whose stubbornness matches her own - - if only because chantelle , herself a recovering cocaine addict , cannot afford to lose this job . their mutual dislike gradually develops into an armed truce as the two women deal with their own problems and with each others ' .

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his light , bantering tone defuses the maudlin . he keeps mocking the very idea of soap opera , setting it up as the comic echo of his dramatic plot . may - alice ' s weepy program is playing in the hospital when her private hell commences and later , the soap opera world keeps pursuing her , in the person of emissaries from her show . sayles keeps bringing in these cliche tv undercurrents , perhaps partially to let us know he won ' t succumb .

otherwise , soap opera might seem the seedbed of this film ' s dramatic personae : the movie ' s small - town southern nerds running to the city ; catty friends named precious ; alcoholic gay cousins ; dashing would - be lovers , errant daughters and stern fathers . by giving his tale the breezy veneer of romantic comedy , sayles signals his defiance of pop myth . he throws the focus back on the women , idealizes their toughness rather than their vulnerability .

as you ' d expect from sayles , one of the most unabashedly left - wing american filmmakers to emerge in the ' 80s , this is a film with a specific , diamond - hard political vision . it ' s an anti - reagan - era story , cynical about seductive success , money and the inevitability and " cuteness " of class distinctions .

sayles gives us life after the dreams have died , shows us physical disability as only another territory , another border to be crossed .

his style stays tough and terse , and that attitude has dividends , especially for mcdonnell and woodard .

it ' s a critical cliche to talk about oscar - worthy performances in the flood of year - end candidates , but woodard and mcdonnell deserve a look - - from everybody . in the movie , the two show us a developing love and respect that is subterranean , almost unspoken , seeping up beneath a contentious surface . they have the easy , emotion - stretching mastery and limber spontaneity that marks the best screen acting .

woodard gets all her character ' s false insouciance , confusion , tenacity and sense of displacement and mcdonnell gets more . she plunges us into the horrific vertigo of a woman stripped of certitudes , falling into drunken self - indulgence and then fighting back up . mcdonnell got her screen debut in sayles ' labor drama " matewan " and her breakthrough in the liberal western " dances with wolves , " but she does her best screen acting here : pure as light , sharp and hard as a knife . there ' s self - pity in the character , but never in the acting .

or in the movie . the women we see here aren ' t in the worst possible situation . they ' re living on a gorgeous stretch of lakefront property , with few pressing financial worries and some dashing men - - a local , married cajun boatman ( david strathairn ) and a roguish zydeco musician ( vondie curtis - hall ) to court them . but still , the romance has a harder edge .

a miramax film release . director / screenplay / editor john sayles . producers sarah green , maggie renzi . executive producer john sloss . cinematographer roger deakins . costumes cynthia flynt . music mason daring . production design dan bishop . running time : 2 hours , 16 minutes .

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may - alice culhane ( mcdonnell ) is a successful soap opera star . her continued professional ascent is disrupted by a car accident that leaves her wheelchair - bound . to avoid scrutiny , she returns to her home town in louisiana - - a place she had fled without looking back . in her frustration , she begins drinking and lashing out at everyone , including the series of nurses hired to tend to her . now chantelle ( woodward ) has arrived and is insistent on getting may - alice sober . the film examines each woman ' s relationships with the men in their lives – curtis - hall and strathairn - - as well as with each other .

soundtrack includes classics performed by a cajun music who ' s who including the balfa brothers , and john delafose and the eunice playboys .

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after soap opera actress may - alice culhane ( mary mcdonnell ) has a car accident , she is paralyzed and forced into a wheelchair . she retreats to her family ' s vacant home in louisiana and indulges in alcohol and self - pity . when nursing aides come to help , may - alice unleashes her anger , prompting each to quit . chantelle ( alfre woodard ) , a nurse who desperately needs the job , arrives determined to change may - alice ' s outlook . as the two women become friends , they help each other cope with challenges .

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the son of the sheik is a 1926 american silent adventure/drama film directed by george fitzmaurice and starring rudolph valentino and vilma bánky .

the film is based on the 1925 romance novel of the same name by edith maude hull , and is a sequel to the 1921 hit film the sheik , which also stars rudolph valentino .

the son of the sheik is valentino 's final film and was released nearly two weeks after his death from peritonitis at the age of 31 .

in 2003 , the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being " culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant " .

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the son of the sheik <EOT> romantic drama of love of the sheik ' s son for a dancing girl .

featured with the son of the sheik is the film that started it all for valentino , the sheik ( 1921 ) . the sheik dvd review .

lobby card for the son of the sheik ( 1926 ) , directed by george fitzmaurice .

the son of the sheik is a 1926 film directed by george fitzmaurice , starring rudolph valentino and vilma banky .

and inspired songs like “lovin’ sam , the sheik of alabam . ” sheik brand condoms soon followed .

the son of the sheik ( 1926 ) , color - toned black & white , 68 minutes , not rated .

some exceptionally fine photography , especially the desert scenes , and the excellent acting of the supporting cast help to make the son of the sheik an outstanding success .

rudolph valentino starring in ' the son of the sheik ' 5 : 30 p . m . music house museum , williamsburg

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in the son of the sheik rudolph valentino not only is the dashing youth of the arabian plains but he also plays his father , the sheik . the double - exposure shots are not as clear as is possible . naturally , the ‘son’ is the pre - dominant character , and in this role valentino wins new laurels . the son is [ … ]

the son of the sheik ( 1926 ) , black & white and color - tinted black & white , 80 minutes , not rated .

alentino went back to the old middle east well one more time . ahmed , the son of the title character of

in the son of the sheik rudolph valentino not only is the dashing youth of the arabian plains but he also plays his father , the sheik . the double - exposure shots are not as clear as is possible . naturally , the ' son ' is the pre - dominant character , and in this role valentino wins new laurels .

the son of the sheik ( 1926 ) , black & white , 69 minutes , not rated , with the sheik ( 1921 ) , color - toned black & white , 86 minutes , not rated .

sequel : to the sheik . also the film of the book as it was an adaptation of author edith hull ' s follow - up novel the son s of the sheik . ( the novel included a twin brother and a sibling rivalry plot that was dropped from the film . )

the son of the sheik and a dancing girl fall in love , but when he is made to believe she has betrayed him he seeks revenge .

the son is a sequel to the sheik adapted by frances marion from the novel by e . m . hull . it is best described as an interesting study in psychology , showing how a son of the desert inherited the love , passions and hate of his father .

the son on the sheik has been released on dvd in several different editions . the kino edition is available as a standalone movie while the image edition bundles it as a double feature with the sheik . the film is also available via streaming .

the son of the sheik shows a little , implies much and embraces the spicy nature of its tale but it does so tastefully . the plot is simple but tight and effective . this is partly the result of the filmmaker’s excellent decision to jettison the source material .

while this edition was an improvement over previous home video editions of the son of the sheik , we slightly favor the newer image edition ( see above ) for its open framing and cleaner stereo music score .

all of the films on this image dvd feature music scores performed on synthesizers by eric beheim , who has written extensive notes on the scoring for the insert booklet . the disc also features an alternate music track of the 1937 reissue music and sound effects track for the son of the sheik .

with the success of the eagle , valentino had finally hit on the perfect balance of passion and action needed to draw men , as well as women , to his films . while the sheik had featured valentino in only one action scene , the son of the sheik took a page from douglas fairbanks and peppered the script with chases , fights and escapes .

valentino made the son of the sheik under protest . he didn ' t like the " sheik " persona and wanted to try different things , but a prolonged box office slump and major personal debts led him to revisit his biggest hit . early reaction to the son of the sheik was favorable , and valentino embarked on a tour in order to promote the film . while on tour , he collapsed in his hotel room in new york . eight days later , he was dead at the age of 31 of peritonitis and pleurisy caused by a punctured ulcer . the son of the sheik was his last film . aided no doubt by the monster publicity caused by his death , it was a huge hit .

" terror sheik " abdel mageed al - zindani ' s son mohamed used his twitter page to call for jihad against the yemeni government on sunday .

vintage short : " the sheik ' s physique " ( 3 min . )

in 1921 , rudolph valentino scored a huge success in the sheik , the exotic yarn that crystallised his status as cinema’s great lover . that image was so central to his popularity that the sequel , the son of the sheik , was made five years later . here , valentino appears as both the father and his son , the passionate desert leader who falls in love with yasmin , a dancing girl .

[ pathe news : rudolph valentino dead ! ] ( 1926 ) is a portion of newsreel footage of the funeral of valentino . includes footage from the son of the sheik and an incidental glimpse of pola negri . transferred from an excellent 35mm print that is lightly speckled , moderately jittery and slightly damaged .

today valentino is preserved in popular culture by the iconic character he played in these films . like chaplin ' s little tramp , his sheik and the saharan fantasy trappings surrounding him are permanent images from american silent cinema . this new double feature dvd of the sheik and the son of the sheik gives us the opportunity to see for ourselves what the fuss was all about . they aren ' t great art , but they are a lot of fun .

the elder mubarak ' s marginalization of political challengers , and gamal ' s swift rise through the ruling party hierarchy , have fed the speculation that the way is being paved for the son . that alarms egyptians who detest the idea of a father - son succession , as happened in syria .

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identical grandson : valentino plays both an older sheik ahmed ( wearing makeup that made him a lot older than the real valentino ever got ) and his headstrong son ahmed jr .

rudolph valentino is one of a half - dozen names from the silent era that nearly everyone recognizes . the image of valentino as a bullfighter or a desert sheik is one that readily comes to mind when the general public thinks of silent film . but why is this matinee idol , all flashing eyes and pearl - white teeth , one of the silent era’s most enduring stars ? a viewing of his final film , the son of the sheik , will readily reveal the charisma of rudolph valentino , that held women captive and made men jealous .

“we are grieved and shocked at this great loss , ” said schenck , who then quickly pushed the son of the sheik into wide release . the publicity blast from valentino’s death was phenomenal : a week’s worth of tabloid deathbed reporting , followed by coverage of the crowds at the funeral parlor , the italian honor guard ( a fake ) , the suicides , and , finally , the funeral . when the books were balanced at the end of the year ,

the success of her first novel , the sheik ( 1919 ) , took her somewhat by surprise . a new english edition and american editions appeared in 1921 , coinciding with the release of paramount’s film adaptation . this cast agnes ayres as the imperious , wilfull young englishwoman , diane mayo , against rudolph valentino as the ‘devillishly handsome’ despot , ahmed ben hassan – himself the long - lost son of an english aristocrat . the sequel novel , the sons of the sheik , sets one of diane’s boys ( who has been brought up in england by the earl of glencaryll ) against another ( who has been brought up in the desert and , who in looks and in temperament , takes after his father ) . valentino was duly cast by george fitzmaurice as father and single son , equally ruthless in their subjugation of women , in ‘the sheer force of their brutal mastery’ , in the son of the sheik ( 1927 ) . in the novel , german secret service agents gesture towards conflicting political interests in north africa .

i have seen both of these , and seem to recall that i much preferred son of sheik to the original . that ' s the one i want . i don ' t think having the first film is a necessary prerequisite to being able to understand or enjoy it .

men and women , fathers and children . ahmed , son of diana and sheik ahmed ben hassan , falls in love with yasmin , a dancing girl who fronts her father ' s gang of mountebanks . among the cutthroats is ghobah , a villainous moor to whom yasmin is promised . in ruins near touggourt , the city where yasmin dances , she and ahmed meet secretly until one night when her father and the gang capture the son of the sheik , torture him , and hold him for ransom . will ahmed believe that yasmin set him up for capture ? even if true love finds a way through webs of deceit , what will the vigorous and imposing sheik say about his son consorting with a dancing girl ? written by

flashback : after the sheik and diana pop up about halfway through , the movie includes a flashback to them in the previous movie .

like much of the cinema of the silent era , the plot is secondary to the sheer elegance of the images , and fitzmaurice polishes them up like a master jeweler .

a sequel to the sheik ( 1921 ) , the movie that made rudolph valentino a superstar , this was valentino ' s final film ; he died within weeks of its opening . the son of the sheik is somewhat better than its precursor and marginally less unwholesome - - this time , the hero ' s motive for abducting and ( possibly ) raping the love of his life is vengeance , not sport . in . . . read more

this 1926 silent adventure film tells of the young and handsome son of sheik ahmed ben hassan ( both played by 1920s heartthrob rudolph valentino ) and his romance with a beautiful dancer who eventually betrays him . with live score performed by alloy orchestra .

valentino took great pleasure in playing both father and son in the film . agnes ayres , who is specially thanked in the opening credits , reprises her role as diana . she and valentino manage to have more chemistry in their short scenes together than they mustered for the entire running time of the sheik . valentino plays the senior sheik as a blustering but loving father in the do - as - i - say - not - as - i - did mode . diana is quick to remind her husband that their son is hardly the first to snatch a girl but the sheik sets out to give his son a stern lecture . don’t miss valentino put a supportive arm around his own shoulder .

the son of the sheik was the final film of legendary silent - screen idol valentino , released shortly before his untimely death , and it is widely considered to be his finest effort . a follow - up to ( and vast improvement on ) the 1921 hit the sheik , this ripe slice of hollywood orientalism features valentino in a dual role as the original sheik and his headstrong son ahmed . the impulsive lad succumbs to the charms of yasmin ( banky ) , an exotic dancer exploited by her ne’er - do - well father and his band of thieves , who kidnap and torture him . mistakenly believing that yasmin betrayed him , ahmed resolves to subject her to a revenge - worse - than - death . the 50 shades of grey of its day , the son of the sheik applies hollywood polish to the realm of borderline - transgressive sexual fantasy , with excellent trick photography , rousing action scenes , a solid script by frances marion , and impressive set design by william cameron menzies . silent film with recorded music score . 2k dcp digital restoration from the cohen film collection . ( mr )

son of the sheik was a huge success and still works as an enjoyably camp period piece . valentino shines as both the wizened father and the energetic son . alas , sound technology made the movie obsolete the following year , and whether son would have revived valentino ' s flagging career ( never mind the question of whether he had a voice for sound films ) became a moot point  at the new york premiere , he collapsed and soon died at age 31 . his funeral was a phenomenon by itself ( more on that shortly ) .

but egypt ' s real attention is on the groom , the son of president hosni mubarak and _ many egyptians believe _ his heir - apparent . the marriage has put new attention on the son ' s controversial political role , and the uncertainty it creates in a key u . s . ally .

the sheik ( 1921 ) / the son of the shiek ( 1926 ) - rudolph valentino double feature [ region 1 ntsc dvd ] - official us region 1 image entertainment blackhawk films region 1 ntsc dvd release as pictured . b & w ; and color tinted . runtime 155 mins . special features : rudolph valentino ' s signature films together for the first time , both in excellent prints ! three valentino bonus shorts : rudolph valentino and his 88 american beauties , the sheik ' s physique and the original pathe newsreel coverage of valentino ' s funeral in august 1926 . new digital stereo music scores , plus alternate soundtrack with vintage score for ' the son of the sheik ' .

as for the audio , the sheik sports an outstanding new dolby digital 2 . 0 stereo score compiled from period music by eric beheim and his electronic " cafe maure orchestra . " the son of the sheik offers a choice between a fine beheim score or a 1937 recording of a vintage compilation score , complete with vocals . the beheim is the superior choice , and the disc comes with a slipsheet essay by beheim detailing the music he used and how he assembled it .

this is pure glorious fun with hunk valentino displayed shamelessly . he smoulders , he grins , and , the crowning glory , in ' son of the sheik ' , he is shackled to a ruined building , stripped to his trousers and boots , and whipped by his enemy captors . there are panoramic shots of desert scenery , and wonderfully unreconstructed orientalist depictions of ' arabs ' . can be viewed with a critical eye ( gender ! colonialism ! race ! ) , as a product of studio - era silent hollywood ( very interesting changes between the early ' sheik ' and the later ' son of the sheik ' in terms of editing , close - ups and use of intertitles ) , and simply as fun entertainment ( the dances ! the kissing ! the abductions on camel - back ! the bare - chested bondage ! ) .

valentino and the writers either don’t understand the complexities of father - son relationships or choose to ignore them completely . i never get the impression that the elder sheik actually cares at all for his son , despite the arm - around - the - shoulder talk he gives him . instead , it feels emotionally vapid and as if it were inserted because someone liked the idea of having a split screen image . the chemistry between banky and valentino seems solid and largely does keep one interested in what will happen next .

( and privately called the film “son of a bitch” ) , recalled in her memoir that valentino “was too tired to combat the overwhelming forces that governed his career . ” he took what comfort he could in his director , george fitzmaurice , whom he’d long wanted to work with , and his costar vilma banky , a hungarian discovery on loan from sam goldwyn . he liked the challenge of playing both the old sheik and his son ( the film combines the novel’s twin brothers into one character ) . schenck’s market research , showing that 90 percent of valentino’s fans wanted to see him as a sheik again , won the day .

in spite of it being the cornier movie , though , i actually watch the sheik more often than its sequel . what can i say ? i love kitsch .

the music by the alloy orchestra itself has very tender moments . the rendezvous in the old ruins is largely appropriate . the action scenes contain pieces which give it a distinctly middle - eastern feeling . the alloy orchestra does tension and foreboding extremely well , as when the son of the sheik is about to be ambushed . forgive me if the following gets a bit too technical , but as a musician , i have a couple of critiques .

( 1921 ) . agnes ayres stars as lady diana mayo , a headstrong western woman who infiltrates the private party of the handsome sheik ahmed ben hassan ( valentino ) . when the sheik later encounters diana in the desert , he abducts her and takes her to his sumptuous lair . unable to resist the sheik ' s cruel magnetism , diana ' s defiant nature crumbles and she begins to develop affectionate feelings for her captor .

the symbolic images found in the son of the sheik are so important to film lore that the movie takes on a resonance that it may not otherwise deserve . the first film had cemented valentino’s image as the exotic lover , and the second movie—one of the first high - profile film sequels—was designed to give audiences another opportunity to swoon over valentino . the follow - up was a more polished production than its predecessor and possessed tongue - in - cheek humour not found in the original .

sharm el sheik , egypt - - the bride is the daughter of a rich businessman . an intelligence chief was the witness at the wedding . and the lavish party celebrating the week - old marriage was held friday night at the very resort where world leaders gathered to discuss iraq .

supplementary material includes a filmed introduction of the film by orson welles ; the documentary short film valentino : his life and times ; the short film valentino at the beach ( aka the sheik’s physique ) ; an original theatrical trailer of the young rajah ( 1922 ) ; and a gallery of newspaper headlines announcing valentino’s illness and death .

e . m . hull , who had authored the novel the sheik , had written a sequel in 1925 called sons of the sheik . ahmed and diana married and had twin boys , one of whom looks just like mom and was raised in england for some ridiculous reason and the other who looks just like dad and was raised in the desert . east vs . west is once again played out in the form of sibling rivalry .

but the biggest complaints against the government involve its tight control of the political process and the country ' s weak economy .

while the story is much the same as that of the first film , the development of that story is dramatically better in every respect . screenwriter frances marion (

beacon press has just released a new edition of notes of a native son , with an introduction by novelist edward p . jones ( the known world ) . i ' ll let jones eloquently sum up :

the son of the sheik features a better - structured and more - pleasing story than the original 1921 film . it is more romantic and features several good action sequences . however , it is , ultimately , what it is : a rudolph valentino romance vehicle . the film is probably not that important , beyond the presence of valentino , in the grand scale of the silent era , but it remains a pleasing film and rises above the usual fare of the time . hungarian - born actress vilma banky does a good job as valentino’s love interest , the street dancer yasmin . agnes ayres here reprises her 1921 role . interestingly , character actor karl dane has nearly as many close - ups as valentino . even technically , the film stands out . the split - frame cinematography that allows rudolph valentino to play both the sheik and his son is excellent and shows no sign of frame jitters between the two exposures . — carl bennett

if you have the slightest interest in the phenomenon called rudolph valentino , this terrific disc is absolutely the place to start . the screen ' s great male sex god of the 1920s had a mammoth success with the sheik , a slice of desert romance both exciting and completely absurd . valentino plays a dashing " sheik of araby " who rather forcefully romances an adventure - minded english lady ( agnes ayres ) ; if the story creaks with victorian storytelling conventions , it also works . five years later valentino returned to the sands with his final film , the son of the sheik , playing both his original role and the sheik ' s impetuous boy . more madness here , and a wild saber duel on horseback at night reminds us they don ' t make movies like this any more . valentino ' s faux - exotic allure may seem curious to modern viewers , but squint hard and you can imagine the frenzy caused by the sultry eyes and rapacious grin . - - robert horton

image entertainment ' s sparkling new dvd edition is another accomplished piece of work from film preservationist david shepard ( the lost world , slapstick encyclopedia , dr . mabuse , nosferatu ) . the sheik comes from a 35mm nitrate master in splendid condition with all the original ornate title cards . color tinting of the black - and - white image is provided according to the original paramount cutting continuity . the son of the sheik is from a 1937 reissue print taken from the original negative , with a few shots replaced from later material , and remains untinted . both look quite good , considering . the sheik in particular is clean and clear , and with no signs of frame gaps or other splices . son is somewhat worse for wear , but it ' s still in appealing good condition . although they ' re a bit soft and signs of age are always present , you ' d be a cad to find reasons to grouse about these prints .

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the sheik is populated by " arabs " who look just like southern californians , and its comic - book idealization of the sahara as a place " where the children of araby dwell in happy ignorance " is now even less culturally sensitive than it was in the ' 20s . so what ? the sets and costumes are lavish , and the sheik never pretended to be more than an arabian nights romance novel given a lush hollywood treatment . it appears on the american film institute ' s list of the 100 most passionate movies of all time .

the son of a senior shia cleric executed by saudi arabia has challenged david cameron to speak out about what he called the murder of his father , sheikh nimr al - nimr , and the death sentence that hangs over his cousin , ali al - nimr .

the movie scenario sensibly chose to eliminate the english son . while they were at it , the filmmakers got rid of the silly and dated plot involving oh - so - wicked germans committing hunnish villainy . mrs . hull seemed to forget that the great war was over .

a charming arabian sheik becomes infatuated with an adventurous , modern - thinking englishwoman and abducts her to his home in the saharan desert .

described the formula : “the beguiling beauty of anglo - saxon maidens wreaks havoc with the hearts of handsome chieftains who decide that after all they only want one wife . ” in the book and film versions of

in 1926 , the world had not yet had their fill of the sheik . the landmark 1921 film had been a notable stop on the star rudy valentino’s ascent—so united artists decided to make a sequel to the paramount original which featured good performances and spectacular sets by william cameron menzies . agnes ayers left retirement to reprise the role of diana and some fancy camerawork made it possible to have valentino play against valentino since rudy played both the sheik and the title role . the two roles were to be his last .

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gamal mubarak did not rise through the ranks of the armed forces , unlike his father and the three previous presidents , raising questions whether the army would accept him as leader . the legitimacy of the regime has rested heavily on the 1952 military coup that ended the monarchy .

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nevertheless , even the venue in sharm el - sheik caused political sniping . the president is often criticized as being out of touch with ordinary egyptians _ with the long periods he spends at this beach resort offered as prime evidence .

the son of the sheik was the hit that valentino needed but , sadly , he died before he could benefit from its success . constantly revived over the years , it is a film that showcases his talent , charm and what elinor glyn would call “it” . the film is often called tongue - in - cheek . i’m not sure that is the right way to describe it . while there is definite comedy relief , mostly in the form of the jovial karl dane , the action and romance are played straight . perhaps a better term would be self - aware .

here , in the role that he ' s best remembered for , valentino plays sheik ahmed ben hassan , who spies free - willed lady diana mayo ( agnes ayers ) in his desert camp and determines that she will be his . lady diana finds the refined , paris - educated sheik alluring , yet she resists his amorous advances . but when she ' s kidnapped by the villainous omair ( walter long ) , who promises her a fate worse than death , the heroic sheik and his army charge into fun action sequences to rescue diana in the nick of time . with sheik ahmed severely wounded in the attack , diana nurses him back to health and vows everlasting love to her adventurous hero .

childhood friends are torn apart when one of them marries the woman the other once fiercely loved .

, the title character kidnaps the independent lady diana mayo as she’s adventuring unprotected ( except for an arab guide and crew of servants ) in the desert . the film version is vague about how far diana and the sheik go , but the book spelled out their physical relationship quite clearly . after weeks of captivity , diana realizes she’s in love with the masterful sheik , who is then revealed to be an englishman under his flowing robes . hull disapproved of miscegenation , if not rape . while the sexual and racial politics may seem hopelessly retrograde to modern audiences , at the time , as david robinson noted in sight and sound , “to have read this slightly pornographic tale was the mark of the new woman . ”

osamal saraya , editor in chief of the state - allied al ahram newspaper , said it was unfair to target gamal mubarak ' s personal life . " he is paying a heavy price for being the president ' s son . "

what the hell , hero ? : sheik ahmed gives a disapproving speech to young ahmed when he finds out that his son kidnapped and raped a dancer . ( in the first movie , unlike the book , ahmed senior kidnaps diana but never actually rapes her , so he does have a little high ground . not much , but some . )

by 1926 valentino had changed , too . the survivor of two divorces , a bigamy trial , and contract battles that had kept him offscreen for more than a year , valentino was sick of being the sheik . he told a reporter for collier’s in 1925 that “if any producer comes to me with a sheik part i am going to murder him ! ” he was weary of the intense scrutiny his fame provoked . his role as the great lover had sparked both devotion and antipathy , the latter exemplified by dick dorgan’s famous “song of hate . ” printed in

valentino plays ahmed , the spoiled son of sheik ahmed ben hassan and diana , his english wife . ahmed has been carrying on a secret love affair with a dancer named yasmin ( lovely vilma banky ) . yasmin’s father , andre ( george fawcett ) is a frenchman who leads a renegade band of entertainers . they moonlight as bandits but it is honest yasmin’s dancing that supports them .

a taste of the lash : ahmed is subjected to a prolonged whipping by a rival sheik who creepily calls him " my young lion . " his rape of yasmin is presented as revenge for this whipping as he wrongly believes she is responsible .

" i believe that there are plenty of obstacles facing the succession , including the army , " he told the associated press .

a small protest friday in cairo ' s main square was indicative of the mood just before the reception at the posh four seasons hotel here in sharm el - sheik , a red sea resort . organizers said the main slogan for the protest was directed at gamal : " marry her and not our country . "

sheik zindani , a prominent cleric and tribal figure on america ' s most wanted terror list , is known for his radical interpretation of islam and sympathy for al - qaida .

gamal mubarak and his 24 - year - old bride , khadiga al - gamal , were married april 28 in a religious ceremony conducted by the grand sheik of the al - azhar mosque at an air force reception hall in cairo .

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ahmed , the son of the sheik , falls in love with yasmin , a dancer and the daughter of a renegade frenchman who leads a troupe of mountebanks and thieves . when ahmed is captured by yasmin ' s father and held for ransom , he is led to believe that she has tricked him ; and when freed he abducts her , taking her to a desert camp . he is about to force her to submit to him when his father , the sheik , barges into the tent and frees the girl . later , ahmed learns that it was not she but rather her jealous admirer who betrayed him . he follows yasmin to a dancehall , where a bitter fight with knives takes place ; ahmed emerges victorious , unscathed and with the girl in his arms .

when valentino’s the sheik opened at the empire in derby in february 1923 , the hulls did not attend : edith was abroad . she was generally reclusive and did not seek publicity , although in later life she bemoaned the fact that she had not received adequate remuneration for the film rights to her novels . new editions continued to appear through the second world war . barbara cartland bestowed her blessing on hull in a 1970s edition , with virago re - issuing the sheik in 1996 .

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his son ' s calls for jihad , aden times reporters , includes instructions for his followers to rally to ansar al - sharia , an offshoot of al - qaida in the southern province of abyan , to fend off " american - led military intervention on muslim land . "

the story is much more polished than its elder brother - story . moments of comedy punctuate the rather serious - feeling melodrama . valentino’s overacting is largely—if not entirely—a thing of the past , due no doubt to valentino’s experience and the touch of director george fitzmaurice .

would turn his career around . but just one month after the film ' s premiere , rudolph valentino died suddenly of peritonitis at the age of 31 .

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at 31 , valentino was roughly halfway between the ages of his two characters .

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features a music score by the alloy orchestra . special features include a filmed introduction by orson welles recorded in 1971 for the tv series " the silent years " ; " valentino : his life and times , " a vintage documentary short ; " valentino at the beach " ( aka " the sheik ' s physique " ) , a rare short subject ; the original theatrical trailer of

) was a capable professional , who turned a compelling but unoriginal bit of romantic fluff into a fully - realized story . while some have criticized the use of elements of slapstick in

today , eight decades later , it ' s disquieting to imagine the effect legendary screen lover rudolph valentino had on our grand - or great - grandmothers . by the time he starred in paramount ' s the sheik ( 1921 ) , this charismatic matinee idol had become the first full - on hollywood male sex symbol . with his lithe build and graceful style , he gazed at his heroines with a seductive blend of passion and melancholy , guaranteeing to moisten the sensibilities of enthusiastic female audiences . when the valentino craze reached its pinnacle with a kitschy desert romance melodrama , the sheik , women fainted in the aisles and arab motifs influenced fashions and interior designs .

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the sheik catapulted famous players’ newly signed young actor , rudolph valentino , into a kind of stardom unseen before . from the moment he snatches costar agnes ayres from her saddle , followed by a title card reading , “lie still , you little fool ! ” valentino became forever identified with the role .

it is a sequel to one of valentino ' s most popular films , the sheik . in this one the protagonist is ahmed , son of the sheik from the original film . like his father , this ahmed falls in love with a beautiful white woman . but unlike the first film , this love interest , yasmin , is not a spoiled socialite , but instead a young dancer in a traveling vaudeville troupe . the vaudeville troupe has a second and more profitable sideline in banditry . they follow yasmin to a rendezvous with ahmed , kidnap ahmed , and hold him for ransom . ahmed is rescued , but not before bandit chief ghabah lies to him and tells him that yasmin set him up . an embittered ahmed swears revenge against both yasmin and her bandit clan .

, i found it to be a welcome change from the stormy melodrama that made up the bulk of the film . the story ' s moments of comedy blended easily with the dramatic action and helped keep the film from getting too heavy - - this is supposed to be fun , after all .

, but combined twin sons into one character , ahmed . valentino himself suggested that he play both ahmed and his father . agnes ayres , who had played the sheik ' s love diana , reprised the role in a cameo . ahmed falls in love with a dancing girl , played by vilma banky . she ' s the daughter of a bandit , and when ahmed thinks she ' s betrayed him , he prepares to have his way with her , but is stopped in the nick of time by his father . much swashbuckling ensues , with father and son taking on the thieves .

valentino plays sheik ahmed in his most famous screen romance . . . desperate to woo english socialite diana ( agnes ayres ) , sheik ahmed kidnaps her and whisks her away to his luxurious desert tent . at first she resists his advances but when she is kidnapped by ruthless desert bandits she begins to realise that she has true feelings for her sultry lover . but will the sheid arrive in time to rescue her from the clutches of the bandits . . .

the story itself is not fundamentally different from the original . the sheik from the first film now has a grown son ( valentino played both roles ) , who is just as impulsive and libidinous as his father was at his age . when he is assaulted and then held prisoner by the family of the dancing girl he has been wooing , he mistakenly believes she betrayed him and so seeks revenge on her . once he realizes his mistake , he must first win back her trust and then rescue her from her evil bandit family and the no - good scum they want her to marry . nothing unusual there .

this special screening is supported by manchester metropolitan university and forms part of the ‘sex’ strand of their 2015 - 16 humanities in public festival .

with the music provided , the movie’s comedic moments can be almost entirely lost . the scene , for example , when the bad guy is trying to mount a horse and valentino whistles to make the horse throw the guy off is , to my eyes , a comedic moment ( both valentino and the shorter bad guy are laughing throughout…and vilma banky’s character is seen to be smiling ) , but the music causes the scene to play as if a man is about to be killed . later in the film , when the shorter of the bad guys is hanging about as a result of valentino’s escape , the taller one ( who got dumped off the horse ) calls him “son - of - an - owl” to which the shorter man replies , “my mother wasn’t an owl—only a little cukoo . ” but the music loses this comedic moment entirely , even though the two guys are there to provide comedic levity .

it was a decision that amnesty international described as “part of a campaign by the authorities in saudi arabia to crush all dissent , including those [ activists ] defending the rights of the kingdom’s shia muslim community” .

principal cast : rudolph valentino ( ahmed / the sheik ) , vilma banky ( yasmin ) , john fawcett ( andre ) , montague love ( ghabah ) , karl dane ( ramadan ) .

molly , the eldest child at a baby farm hidden deep in a swamp , must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of .

( 1921 ) and , when a contract dispute forced him off the screen in 1923 , he went on a dance tour to advertise mineralava face cream . however , as the sheik , he leaves dancing to the harem girls and shows off his horsemanship instead .

it made valentino a star . the print was of poor quality . seeing the old title cards was the best thing on the dvd . i will look for a better version on dvd .

the music soundtrack does reveal the age of the original recording . occasional audio distortion as the organ overloads either the original recording system or ( more likely ) the rerecording to the film print’s optical soundtrack , but it is far cleaner and does not leak and randomly crackle in active surround channels like the republic edition . in addition , the soundtrack on the dvd drops out a couple of times and is flawed by an audio thump at 40 : 47 .

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exacerbating their grief is the fact the nimr al - nimr’s body has not been returned to the family for burial . the saudi authorities have said that all those executed were buried together in an unknown place according to muslim practice . “there is no doctrine in islam that would say do not return the body , ” his son said . “we have the right to a proper burial . ”

the shoot in yuma , arizona , was hot and the menagerie of horses and camels attracted so many flies that cast and crew doused themselves in citronella . the

" the sheik ' s physique " ( 3 min . ) gives the ladies some soft - porn playfulness as valentino stops his car at the beach , changes into his swimming trunks , and falls asleep on the california sands . a nonsensical " plot " involving someone stealing his car is utterly superfluous .

the tension at wildwood elementary comes as the jon burge police torture curriculum is rolled out across the district .

makram mohammed ahmed , a veteran journalist known to be close to the president , said he believes mubarak and his son " when they say that egypt is not like syria and that succession is not taking place . "

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in the 1920s bedouin chieftains prowled the movie screens much as vampires do today . “there are more sheiks here than in the sahara , ” complained a photoplay reporter in 1923 . perhaps the craze for the desert romance was fed by lowell thomas who exhibited footage of the dashing world war i exploits of one t . e . lawrence ; perhaps it can be traced to the improbable imperialist adventure stories of h . rider haggard (

a string of camels , in charge of wild - eyed desert men and hung with heavy , pendulous sacks stuffed with henna from the south , stalked disdainfully through the crowd with a soft pad - pad of cushioned feet , on their way to the fondouk . crouched in the sand and dust , ragged and filthy hawkers of sweetmeats and vegetables cursed shrilly when bare - legged boys , clad only in a single garment open to the waist , drove too close to their little stock - in - trade tiny donkeys staggering almost hidden under loads of brushwood and greenstuffs . here and there the scarlet cloak of a spahi , the striking black or brown of a chief’s burnous , the vivid , clinging draperies of some veiled woman , made a splash of colour that arrested attention ( hull , 1926 : 10 ) .

to the american woman , who had gained the power to vote only a year before the sheik hit the screens , valentino represented mysterious , forbidden eroticism , a vicarious fulfillment of illicit love and willing sexuality . it ' s not a stretch to assume that a great deal of the movie ' s enormous popularity stemmed from its subtext of women as independence - craving , freely sexual beings who would openly enjoy a good roll in the sand . so it ' s no surprise that the sheik came under fire as being " morally objectionable , " and some critical reviewers called for its censorship . of course , valentino was never confused with a great actor  but he was the right man at the right time . like a jazz age leonardo dicaprio , he was handsome , not altogether untalented , and exuded a delicate , rather fey sexuality that made women swoon and red - meat men squirm with annoyance .

and this time , everything was first - rate : marion was one of the finest writers in the business . director george fitzmaurice paced the film skillfully . the action sequences are particularly well - done , especially the climactic scene , with father and son fighting side by side . the desert sequences were shot on location in yuma , arizona , and cinematographer george barnes gave them a shimmering beauty . valentino personally selected banky , whom he ' d co - starred with in

they were the sexiest couple of 1922 but to ahmed jr . , they’re mom and dad .

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" an eye for an eye - a hate for a hate - that my girl , is the law of the tribe . "

a former employee speaks with the store’s proprietors , ronda pilon and bob roschke , about the shuttering of their long - standing bookstore .