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Alexandria Again and Forever

Country: Egypt, Language: Arabic, 100 mins

Original Title

Iskanderija, Kaman Oue Kaman
  • 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