Egyptian actress Nadia Al Jundi has been visiting a psychiatrist to try and recover from a severe case of depression she is currently encountering. According to several media sources, Al Jundi is experiencing depression and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown due to the failure of her last three films.
Nadia has visited a psychiatrist seeking help to get through her condition and to learn to cope with life when exposed to severe psychological pressures and failures.
The biggest hit came to Nadia after the failure of her last film “Al Raghbah” (Desire) which is based on the American play “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. The movie’s screenplay is by Rafiq Al Sabban, and it is directed by Ali Bader Khan, who has resumed work after a five-year break following “Al Rajul Athaleth” (The Third Man).
The film explores the life of an aristocratic girl who faces many crises that leave her on the slippery slope to delinquency. The movie analyzes the characters in terms of the psychology that affects their actions and behavior.
Before shooting the film Nadia had made constant visits to a psychologist to learn about emotional reactions and humans behavior when exposed to severe psychological pressures to obtain expert advice in order to perform her role in a natural and convincing manner.
“This has helped me in playing my role…which depends on my psychological performance,” she told the Cairo-based daily Akhbar Al Yawm. “I have been impressed with this character, which caused me anxiety and shivering after each scene, to the extent that the director asked me to stop shooting and have some rest. “But I preferred to make use of the psychological condition in favor of the character and role.”
The director, Ali Bader Khan, has built a complete neighborhood on the Alexandria Max shore to shoot natural outdoor scenes of the film. The shooting took 20 days, after which the cast moved to Egypt Studio to complete the shooting of the last scenes of the film, which was printed in London.
Developing the script took 11 months due to the difficulty of transforming the text of American writer Tennessee Williams’ into an Egyptian film depicting the country’s environment and lifestyle. -Albawaba.com
