Alexandria... Why?
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Directed by | Youssef Chahine |
Written by | Youssef Chahine Mohsen Zayed |
Produced by | Youssef Chahine |
Starring | Naglaa Fathi |
Cinematography | Mohsen Nasr |
Edited by | Rachida Abdel Salam |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
Country | Egypt |
Language | Egyptian Arabic |
Alexandria... Why? (Egyptian Arabic: إسكندرية ليه, translit. Iskanderija... lih?) is a 1979 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.[1] The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
Plot
[edit]The film portrays the early life of the director in his home city, Alexandria.
Cast
[edit]- Naglaa Fathi as Sarah
- Farid Shawqi as Mohsen's Father Shaker Pasha
- Mahmoud El-Meliguy as Qadry
- Ezzat El Alaili as Morsi
- Youssef Wahbi
- Yehia Chahine
- Laila Fawzi
- Aeela Rateb
- Ahmed Zaki as Ibrahim
- Gerry Sundquist as Thomas 'Tommy' Friskin
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
[edit]- ^ "Berlinale 1979: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
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Categories:
- 1979 films
- 1979 drama films
- 1979 LGBT-related films
- 1970s coming-of-age films
- 1970s Arabic-language films
- Egyptian drama films
- Egyptian LGBT-related films
- 1970s LGBT-related drama films
- Films directed by Youssef Chahine
- Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize winners
- Films set in Alexandria
- 1970s Egyptian films
- Egyptian film stubs
- LGBT-related drama film stubs