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导演：：穆罕默德·肖基·哈桑

主演：：Ahmed Awadalla,Nadim Bahsoun,Hassan Dib,Ahmed El Gendy,Richard Gabriel Gersch,Donia Massoud,Selim Mourad,Salim Mrad

　　Aglanceleadstoasmile,asmiletoarendezvous:everylovestorybeginsthesameway.Thesenarrativesarestoredinsongsandpoemsandliveonbeyondtheirinevitableendings,asShakespeare’stitularsonnet18alsosuggests.InMohammadShawkyHassan’smetafictionalessay,afemalenarratorwhowishestotellthestoryofalovebetweentwomenencountersapolyamorouschorusoflovers,andthisoft-toldtaleismultiplied.InClubScheherazade,thereisnoprotagonist,andeverysonghasvariousversions.Heteronormativedramaturgyischallengedpolyphonicallyandacrossarangeofmedia:loversaskeachotheraboutthreesomes,Grindrcontactsandpastdates.Popclichésaretwisted,heartachepermeatesthemen’ssinging,andpoemsbyWadihSaadeharereadoutwhilealover’sdirtylaundryisaired.Thenarratormischievouslytriesforahappyendingashercharactersexitthestory.“Ifpaincouldbeforgottenthroughwords,”wehearatonepoint,“noloverwouldeverhavetowalkawaywounded.”