Alexandria Again and Forever
- Director: Youssef Chahine
- Writer: Youssef Chahine; Yousry Nasrallah
- Producer: Humbert Balsan; Marianne Khoury
CGiii Comment
Not a particularly viewer-friendly film...
Chahine doesn't seem to know where he's going with this one...is it an autobiography? Is it a musical? Is it a solid piece of self-indulgence?
Definitely, all three - he seems to be enjoying himself - pity...his audience got up and walked out long before the end.
Trailer...
ALEXANDRIA AGAIN AND FOREVER (Youssef Chahine, 1989) from Spectacle on Vimeo.
The(ir) Blurb...
During a hunger strike by Egyptian film industry, Yehia, famous Egyptian director, finds himself obsessed with Amir, the leading man in one of his movies and Nadia, a woman he desires to work with.
Cast & Characters
Youssra as Nadia;
Youssef Chahine as Yehia;
Hussein Fahmy as Stelio;
Hesham Selim;
Taheya Cariocca as Tahia;
Hoda Soltan; Ragaa Hussein;
Seif El Dine; Abla Kamel;
Hassan El Adl;
Ahmed El Hariri;
Menha Batraoui as Gigi;
Tewfik Saleh;
Zaki Abdel Wahab as Guindi;
Mohammed Tawfik