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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.
In the 1940s, an Egyptian teen escapes his country's tense political climate through his love of American film.
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- Youssef Chahine
- Drama
- Ezzat El Alaili
The first of Chahine's four film semi-autobiography, entitled “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” Alexandria, Why? focuses on a precocious adolescent whose dreams and colorful attempts to become an actor unfold against the vivid backdrop of Alexandria during World War II.
Alexandria... Why? is a story of limited opportunities, a people occupied, and dreams of Hollywood. Set in Egypt during World War Two, Alexandria... Why? is about a young man who wants to be an actor but is confined by circumstance.
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- MISR International Films, Algerian Television
- Youssef Chahine
Alexandria... Why? (1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
Living in Alexandria during World War II, an Egyptian teen enamored with American films dreams of making it in Hollywood. Watch trailers & learn more.
