主演：AhmedAwadalla,NadimBahsoun,HassanDib,AhmedElGendy,RichardGabrielGersch,DoniaMassoud,SelimMourad,SalimMrad
导演：穆罕默德·肖基·哈桑
简介：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.”
