Alexandria... Why?
Yehia is a young man living in the cosmopolitan Alexandria during World War II. Inspired by American movies and Shakespeare, he aspires to be an actor, but struggles to pursue his Hollywood dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Released
- 1979
- Country
- Egypt, Algeria
Details
Release year: 1979
Storyline
Yehia is a young man living in the cosmopolitan Alexandria during World War II. Inspired by American movies and Shakespeare, he aspires to be an actor, but struggles to pursue his Hollywood dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
Top credits
Naglaa Fathi — Sarah
Ahmed Zaki — Ibrahim
Farid Shawqi — Mohsen's Father
Mahmoud El Meligy — Qadri
Did you know
• This was the first of Youssef Chahine's autobiographical films.
• Official submission of Egypt for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 52nd Academy Awards in 1980.
• Tommy wears a shoulder flash that shows he is the 'Middlesex' regiment. During the Second World War, the 2/7th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment of the Territorial Army served in North Africa as a machine gun battalion.
User reviews
Egyptian Fellini.. Do we need one ?
Not a perfect film, but fascinating, if a bit overlong
Sloppy, but often quite good
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- Color
- Color
