Alexandria why I A film by Youssef Chahine
1942, Alexandria. Egypt, under British rule, expects the next arrival of German troops. Yehia wants to become an actor and is preparing a show with her high school classmates.
Sábado 5 octubre 2019, 20:00Passed
DR
1942, Alexandria. Egypt, under British rule, expects the next arrival of German troops; the battle of el-Alamein is imminent. Yehia, a teenager steeped in American cinema, wants to become an actor and prepares a show with his classmates from the Catholic high school.
— Screening followed by discussion with —
> Amal Guernazi
musicologist and researcher at the Cinémathèque française, co-curator of the exhibition Youssef Chahine (Nov.18 > Jan. 19 at the Cinémathèque française)
> Raphaël Nieuwjaer
film critic
Director: Youssef Chahine
With Naglaa Fathi, Ahmad Zaki, Farid Shawqi
Egypt – 1979 – 133 min – Drama
Theatrical release on 14 November 2018
Visa No. 51688