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Adieu Bonaparte or Bonaparte in Egypt (Egyptian Arabic: وداعا بونابرت, translit. Weda'an Bonapart) is a 1985 Egyptian-French historical drama film directed by Youssef Chahine and stars Michel Piccoli, Salah Zulfikar, Mohsen Mohieddin and Patrice Chéreau. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
Adieu Bonaparte: Directed by Youssef Chahine. With Michel Piccoli, Salah Zulfikar, Mohsen Mohieddin, Patrice Chéreau. A story during the French Occupation of Egypt (1797-1803), depicting the conflict between tradition and modernization in the context of fighting the French invaders.
Featuring stunning cinematography and a striking performance from Patrice Chéreau as Napoleon, ADIEU BONAPARTE balances historical and political sweep with a very human exploration of the emotional, sexual, and intellectual dimensions of colonialism.
Aug 5, 2024 · One of the highlights is “Adieu Bonaparte,” from 1985, which depicts the Napoleonic conquest of Egypt from the perspective of one Egyptian family. The teeming action involves large-scale ...
The Napoleonic expedition serves as a pretext for a fable on two humans, Aly and Caffarelli, two beings worlds apart but linked by French literature and their love for each other. Adieu Bonaparte was chosen to represent Egypt at the 1985 Cannes festival.
This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon’s occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family.
Sep 30, 2016 · Louis Caffarelli (Piccoli), a one-legged homosexual, arrives with Bonaparte's scientific expedition and falls in love with two Arab brothers, one for his body, the other for his mind. The...
