Egypt,
1979, 125 min
Directed by:
Youssef ChahineCinematography:
Mohsen NasrComposer:
Fouad El-ZahryCast:
Naglaa Fathi, Ahmed Zaki, Farid Shawqi, Gerry Sundquist, Mohsen Mohieddin, Youssef Wahby, Mahmoud Al Meleji, Seif El Dine, Ezzat El Alaili, Layla Fawzi (more)VOD (1)
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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. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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