Quick Notes:
The film was mostly shot in the Asry studio. The design of the set was colorful and seemed a little compact which gave the film a dreamy look. Of all films, Rings for Sale is the most dependent on songs while being light on action, probably because it was a direct theater to film conversion.

Things to look for:
1. The early dabke dance. I really liked the way the camera panned to the dancers. The coordination was spectacular.
2. The water scene. This is really funny, even though it looks like outdated farce, I enjoyed and laughed at it a lot.

Miscellaneous information:
1. The film is entirely based on an earlier produced successful play with the same title. However there is an obvious number of changes between the two versions. For instance, the subplot which can be found in the play, regarding the road structures, is missing in the film. As a consquence, Philemon Wehbe plays a different role. There is more to the Zbayda character than in it was in the play.
2. This is the first film Fairuz stars in. Same thing goes for all the other actors including Nasri Shameseddine whose one of his early dreams was to star in movies. Mansour Rahbani has a small role as Mkhoul.
3. Youssef Chahine living in self imposed exile in Beirut was approached by the Rahbanis because they wanted to work on a film. Chahine refused to work on a totally new story because as he said he didn't live in Lebanon long enough to direct films with an authentic feeling and approach, and so they picked the previously produced play, Rings for Sale.
4. This is a link to the film's page when it was shown in the 1996 Festival Internazionale Del Film Locarno.

1964 / Lebanon Color / Approx. Time 90 minutes