Archive of films Alexandria... Why? / Eskanderija... lih?
Egypt
1978, 125 min
Section:
Tribute to Youssef Chahine
Year: 2019
Winner of a Silver Bear at the Berlinale, this is one of Chahine’s most popular movies abroad: a grand autobiographical ode to pre-WW2 cosmopolitan Alexandria centering on a young actor (standing in for Chahine) who dreams of studying acting in the United States. Whimsical, multi-layered and utterly invigorating, this loving, crowd-pleasing panorama of Chahine’s birthplace meticulously reconstructs an Alexandria known by few outside Egypt.
Synopsis
Winner of a Silver Bear at the Berlinale, this is one of Chahine’s most popular movies abroad: a grand autobiographical ode to pre-WW2 cosmopolitan Alexandria that centers on a young actor (standing in for Chahine) who dreams of studying acting in the United States. Whimsical, multi-layered and utterly invigorating, this loving, crowd-pleasing panorama of Chahine’s birthplace – featuring some of Egypt’s biggest stars of the time – meticulously reconstructs an Alexandria known by few outside Egypt.
Joseph Fahim
Contacts
Misr International Films
35 Champollion Street, , Cairo
Egypt
Tel: +20 122 2117478
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, Black & White, DCP
Section: | Tribute to Youssef Chahine |
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Director: | Youssef Chahine |
Screenplay: | Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Zayed, Hassan Abdel Rabo |
Dir. of Photography: | Mohsen Nasr |
Music: | Fouad El-Zahery |
Editor: | Rashida Abdel Salam |
Art Director: | Nehad Bahgat |
Producer: | Youssef Chahine |
Production: | Misr International Films |
Cast: | Mohsen Mohy El Deen, Farid Shawky, Naglaa Fathy, Ezzat El-Alaily, Mahmoud El-Meligy |
Sales: | Misr International Films |
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