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ALEXANDRIA... WHY? (ESKANDERIJA... LIH?)
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Completed - 125 minutes

Year of production : 1978

Director(s) : Youssef CHAHINE

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 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

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Country(ies) : EGYPT

Festivals and Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2019 Tribute to Youssef Chahine


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