I think you've got it, too, Dargo! It is The Egyptian.Dargo wrote: ↑March 12th, 2024, 6:28 pm Hmmm...I'm getting very strong Darryl Zanuck/Bella Darvi vibes here, Swithin.
And so, with the film 'The Egyptian' being directed by the same director who directed the universally beloved 'Casablanca'--Michael Curtiz--would that be it?
'The Egyptian', that is. And, with both films taking place on the continent of Africa, I think I've got it here, huh.
(...oh and btw and FWIW here...'The Apartment' would at least be my SECOND "most beloved" film of all time, anyway...I think you already know TBYOOL is my most beloved, don't ya)
1. A man is writing, beside the sea. The movie ends. (The movie begins and ends with Sinuhe -- Edmund Purdom -- writing his memoirs on the shore of the Red Sea.)
2. An old woman asks for medical advice, doesn't like what she hears, then tells the doctor he shouldn't have told her the truth. (Judith Evelyn as Taia doesn't like the medical advice she's been given.)
3. A character with an eye patch has a significant supporting role in the film. (Peter Ustinov as Kaptah)
4. Another major supporting character is based on a historical figure who was more recently the title character of a contemporary opera which was presented in recent seasons (though not the 2023-2024 season) at the Metropolitan Opera.
5. The actor playing the role of the historical character in the movie was, at the time of making the movie, married to one of Hollywood's superstar actresses, who would later play a role sort of related to the character her husband plays in the film. (Michael Wilding plays Akhenaten, subject of a Philip Glass opera. Wilding was married to Elizabeth Taylor, who later played Cleopatra.)
6. The movie is an epic. The composition of the score was divided between two great film composers. One of the composers is well known for working with a specific director, though not the director of this film. (Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman.)
An actress who had a crucial role in the film had an affair with the film's producer. She later committed suicide.
(Bella Darvi as Nefer)
And yes, the film was directed by Michael Curtiz, who directed Casablanca.
Your thread Dargo!
