LAYLA & MAJNUN LAYLA AND MAJNUN is one of the most famous and influential love stories of all time. It is a true story that inspired Shakespeare to write 'Romeo and Juliet'. Of the many poetic versions of this immortal tale the one that has stood the test of time and influenced most others is by the great 12th century Persian poet NIZAMI that is written in over 4000 rhyming couplets that has been translated into many languages and has been told throughout the Middle East and elsewhere in songs, plays, operas and movies. The author of this film-script has used his own translations from his...

THE HEALER & THE EMPEROR A True Story... Screenplay by Paul Smith Monsieur Ferrier, lifelong friend of extraordinary poet, composer, linguist, author, mystic and healer... Fabre D'Olivet stands at his gravesite. Ferrier remembers Fabre's strange encounter with the unforgettable Chrisna, Le Revolution and the influence of libertines Sigault and his sister Amelie until the destinies of the future healer and emperor collide in 1800 when Napoleon seizes power and Fabre criticizes him. After a bizarre assassination attempt Napoleon imprisons him. Before imprisonment Fabre has met his 'muse', the...

THE GREATEST GAME A Romantic Comedy Adventure With A Kick A Screenplay by Paul Smith THE GREATEST GAME unites sport, comedy and romance with a 'lost in the wilderness' adventure. It is the story of a clash of rival codes of football (Australian and American), two sets of lovers and two cultures: the most ancient and modern. It takes up the challenge to discover... what is The Greatest Game? It is spectacular, hilarious, sexy, fast-paced and full of surprises and witty conversations. Get to know the innocent (American) youth abroad, the tough Irishman, the down-to-earth beautiful Australian...

THE DIVINE WINE A Treasury of Sufi and Dervish Poetry: Volume One Translation & Introduction Paul Smith Introduction includes...Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry, The Main Forms in Sufi & Dervish Poetry. Glossary of Sufi & Dervish Symbols. Included with each selection of a particular poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, mystical poems. THE POETS... Hazrat Ali, Ali Ibn Husain, Rabi'a of Basra, Dhu'l-Nun, Bayazid Bistami, Al Nuri, Junaid, Sumnun, Mansur al-Hallaj,...

THE DIVINE WINE A Treasury of Sufi and Dervish Poetry (Volume Two) Translations, Introductions, Paul Smith Introduction includes...Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art and Use of Poetry... The Main Forms in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Pusthu, Sindhi & English Sufi & Dervish Poetry. Glossary of Sufi Symbols. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful, mystical poems. Included with each poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. THE POETS: Ruh Attar, Haydar, Junaid Shirazi, Ahmedi, Kadi Burhan-ud-din,...

THE QASIDA: A World Anthology Translations, Introduction by Paul Smith The qasida is a form of praise poetry from pre-Islamic Arabia. It sometimes runs to more than 50 lines and sometimes more than 100. It was later inherited by the Persians, the Turks, the Afghans and Urdu Poets where it was developed immensely by Sufi, court and tribal poets. The qasida resembles a ghazal in many ways except that it is longer. Included with each poet is a brief biography plus a list of further reading. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these beautiful poems....

THE * KISS A Screen-Play by Paul Smith Desperate JASSY ROWE has fled her miserable life in a drought-stricken town where she worked in the bank to support her family including her abusive father to the 'big smoke' of Middleburg. Dreaming of stardom, beautiful JASSY is cast as "Lorna Doone" by the play's lecherous local repertory company director her new Bank Manager boss, JAMES KING. Hollywood acting casualty VAL HOOPER is in jail for robbery. His parole hangs on him acting in "Lorna Doone" and a psychiatric report by Dr Findgold. Cast as lovers, sparks begin to fly between them and the rest...

THE * MARK: The Australian Game A Thirteen Part Doco-Drama for Television by Paul Smith A Sherrin football flies through the air, in slow-motion - Jimmy's hands and face come into view as he catches the ball and cries 'mark' In the back alley Jimmy falls to the ground, rolls over clutching the ball and bumps into a pair of legs. He looks up and sees his Grandpa Stan staring down at him. The Rooneys are a typical battling Melbourne family...their lives revolve around work and the struggle to survive in these unsettling times...a struggle made bearable through religion (Australian Rules...

GOLF IS MURDER Screenplay by Paul Smith Playboy and infamous U.S. golfer, PARLEY BROWN is found with his head bashed in by what appears to be a golf club on the 17th hole of the world famous Royal Melbourne Golf Course. MILES DRIVER, ex-homicide detective turned golf pro. is about to hit off in his first professional golf tournament... The Australian Open. The last thing he or the PGA or Chief Inspector TEDDY BULLOCK needs is a murder on their hands. Especially when the suspects include his girlfriend the beautiful, sexy, vice-squad cop CLARE SOMERVILLE, Scottish caddie SPIDER WALKER, a...