Al Mouaallima Wal Oustaz (The teacher and the professor)
Al Mouaallima Wal Oustaz (English: The teacher and the professor) is a popular Lebanese television series made during the 80s, Starring Ibrahim Meraachli, Hind Abi-Llama and Layla Karam.
General Description
Al Mouaallima wal Oustaz takes place in a private school, named "Mahou L-Oummiya" (Erase Analphabetism), where two professors teach grown-ups the basics of Arabic language. The first professor, a sympathetic man called Ibrahim (Ibrahim Meraachli), tries to marry the other teacher, played by Hind Abi-Llama, and finally succeeds. During this general Leitmotive, there are many comical events that happen, involving the two teachers, the principal and the students. The school's principal is Sitt Zarifeh (translates to Mrs. Sympathetic, although the character is the complete opposite), played by Layla Karam.
The series was made for Tele Liban.
Crew
| Function | Name |
|---|---|
| Producer | Antoine Remi |
| Director | Ghassan Ashkar |
| Scenario | Ibrahim Meraachli |
| Decor | Talal Neeman |
| Audio | Georges Feghali |
| Light | Elie Nassif |
Cast
Main cast
| Character | Actor | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim | Ibrahim Meraachli | Teacher | Tries to marry Hind and succeeds |
| Hind | Hind Abi-Llama | Teacher | Marries Ibrahim |
| Zarife | Layla Karam | Principal | |
Remaining Cast
| Character | Actor | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou L-Aabed | Ahmad Khalifeh | Student | Is a butcher with strong personality |
| Pierrot | Pierre Geamegian | Student | A man with also strong personality |
| yousef | Yousef Fakhri | Student | A francophone and little bit effeminate student who suffers from his mothers' crave for men |
| Amalia | Amalia Abi Saleh | Student | |
| Shafik | Shafik Hassan | Student | |
| Jean | Jean Khdayr | Student | Always wearing a "Tarbouche" and carrying his bag on his back even when seated |
| Afife | Liliane Nemri | Hind's maid | |
| Aalia' Nemri | Pierrot's mother | ||
Soundtrack
The music of the introduction is titled T'as fait du beau boulot, which translates from French to "You made a good Job". During the show, there are many mixing of the three languages, Arabic, English and French. This comes from the fact that Lebanese people are generally very fluent in the three, and usually use a combination of the three in their everyday discussions.
The song ending the series in the last episode is called Mitl El Ghouraba Mnetla'a (We meet as strangers). It was made and sung by Rabih El-Khouly.
Notes
The series has been uploaded to YouTube under 60 parts. They are titled Lebanese comedy (mou3alima&istaz) 1 of 60 and so on.