Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman (1990)

Note Générale:

6,0/10   

Réalisateur:

Youssef Chahine

Scénaristes:

Youssef Chahine (writer)
Yousry Nasrallah (co-writer)

Date de sortie:

20 juin 1990 (France)

Plot Keywords:

Gay Interest

Récompenses:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

Fairly brilliant.. but what does it all mean?

Ensemble

Youssra	...	Nadia
Youssef Chahine	...	Yehia
Hussein Fahmy	...	Stelio
Hesham Selim		(as Hisham Selim)
Taheya Cariocca	...	Tahia (as Tahia Carioca)
Hoda Soltan		(as Hoda Sultan)
Ragaa Hussein
Seif El Dine		(as Seif el Din)
Abla Kamel
Hassan El Adl
Ahmed El Hariri
Menha Batraoui	...	Gigi (as Menha El-Batrawi)
Tewfik Saleh
Zaki Abdel Wahab	...	Guindi
Mohammed Tawfik		(as Mohamed Tewfik)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Alexandria Again and Forever
Alexandrie encore et toujours (France)

Durée:

100 min

Pays:

France | Egypt

Langue:

Arabe

Couleur:

Couleur

Société:

La Sept

Connexions:

Suite de Iskanderija... lih? (1978)

Fairly brilliant.. but what does it all mean?

As much as I don't understand Youssef Chahine's cinema, I will give him credit for creating some of the most beautiful images in the world of cinema. In this, Alexandria Again and Forever, the filmmaker seems to be having a ball with his salute to other genres of film. While the main story, about striking actors and their attempt to force the government into a resolution is terribly boring, the other parts such as the director preparing a movie of 'Hamlet' and his set up of Gene Kelly Musicals, toga pieces and what may appear to be Bollywood musicals are a RIOT to watch. I honestly feel Chahine has it in himself to do a full blown musical, as all of the musical bits are brilliant, while the rest is just blah.