Arabian Nights Page #11

Synopsis: Long ago, the Sultan Schariar has gone mad after his traumatizing near assassination in which his wife collaborated and died at his hands as a result. Now he has a paranoid suspicion of women which he plans to express in a diabolical plan, and that is to marry a woman from the harem and then have her executed the very next morning. To prevent this, the Grand Vizier's daughter and a childhood friend of the Sultan, Scheherezade, offers herself to be that bride. Now, she must gamble that her plan will work as she tries to cure his madness by telling him story after wondrous story which include the tales of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp. All the while, the Sultan's villainous brother is making plans of his own and Scheherezade's stories are more useful against him than anyone can anticipate.
  Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 15 nominations.
 
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me from the darkness...

why?

I loved you.

Is that the answer?

It'll have to do until something better...

We've had reports the enemy is being led

by Schahzenan and...the former Sultana.

The Sultana is dead...I killed her.

Even dead she can still help to destroy you.

The army thinks she's good luck...

they make a powerful combination.

Tell them we have one even more powerful...

I'll be riding into battle beside my husband.

No, it's too dangerous.

You don't have to prove your love.

It would raise the spirits of our

men... they have a dead Queen,

and we have a live one.

It was a cold desert morning

as the city gates opened and

the great army came forth to do battle.

Sultan Schahriar planned to

take his enemy by surprise...

there was no fear in his heart

as he went boldly on the attack.

Guard my wife! She is more

precious to me than my life.

A small group led by Sultan Schahriar led

the main party to make a daring raid.

They say fortune favours the brave, and

those who can learn from their mistakes.

The story-teller always

said, stories can save us

...they can save us, if

we use our imagination.

- Gather your men! - Yes, Sire.

Open sesame!

Schahriar!

It's time to take responsibility

for your actions brother and die!

Schahzenan's troops were caught in a

pincer movement with hostile forces

in front and back.

Death comes in many shapes and sizes.

Now, it was Schahzenan's turn.

The battle was over.

- And Father won? - Yes, Father

won...and saved Baghdad.

That was very exciting...

your good at stories, Mummy.

Tell us another one!

Another one, Mummy!

Another one!

Oh, tomorrow night...

I'll tell you another story tomorrow night...

just wait till tomorrow night.

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Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italian: [ˈpjɛr ˈpaːolo pazoˈliːni]; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini also distinguished himself as an actor, journalist, novelist, playwright, and political figure. He remains a controversial personality in Italy due to his blunt style and the focus of some of his works on taboo sexual matters, but he is an established major figure in European literature and cinematic arts. His murder prompted an outcry in Italy and its circumstances continue to be a matter of heated debate. more…

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