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''Alexandria Again and Forever'' ( arz, إسكندرية كمان وكمان, translit.Iskandria Kaman wa Kaman, french: Alexandrie Encore et Toujours) is the final entry in a trilogy of films by director
Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptians, Egyptian film director. He was active in the Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twel ...
. This 104-minute-long film is mainly in Arabic, with English-language subtitles. It was preceded by the films '' Alexandria... Why?'' (1978) and ''
An Egyptian Story ''An Egyptian Story'' ( ar, حدوتة مصرية, translit. Hadduta masriyya) is a 1982 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was entered into the main competition at the 39th edition of the Venice Film Festival. Plot The fi ...
'' (1982). The film features (
Salah Zulfikar Salah El Din Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar ( ar, صلاح ذو الفقار; ; 18 January 1926 – 22 December 1993) was an Egyptian actor and film producer. He started his career as a police officer in the Egyptian National Police, before becoming an ac ...
), (
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) and (
Adel Emam Adel Emam ( ar, عادل إمام; born 17 May 1940 is an Egyptian film, television, and stage actor. He is primarily a comedian, but he has starred in more serious works and, combined comedy with romance especially in his earlier films, which i ...
) among others in cameo appearances representing the Egyptian actors syndicate. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the
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at the
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, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Following a violent outburst with Amr, his favorite
actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
, the director Yehia Eskandarany (
Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ar, يوسف شاهين, Yūsuf Shāhīn ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptians, Egyptian film director. He was active in the Cinema of Egypt, Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twel ...
) is forced to scrutinize his entire career under scrutiny. Nothing looks familiar any longer. His country and
African cinema Cinema of Africa is both the history and present of the making or screening of films on the African continent, and also refers to the persons involved in this form of audiovisual culture. It dates back to the early 20th century, when film reels w ...
he loves so much, also looks strange. Little by little, while remembering his first film with Amr, Yehia traces the infiltration of the influential
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into the
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industry. But was it really money that caused the rift between him and Amr? Or was it the strikingly beautiful Nadia?


See also

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Salah Zulfikar filmography Salah Zulfikar (1926-1993) was an Egyptians, Egyptian actor and film producer, who appeared in over 100 feature films, several short films, stage, television and Radio serials. Zulfikar‘s film debut was in 1956 in film, 1956 in a leading role bec ...
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Soad Hosny filmography Soad Hosny ( ar, سعاد حسني, ; January 26, 1943 – June 21, 2001) was an Egyptian actress born in Cairo, Egypt. She was known as the "Cinderella of Egyptian cinema" and one of the most influential actresses in Africa and the Arab world. F ...
* Youssef Chahine filmography *
List of Egyptian films of the 1990s Below are lists of films produced in Egypt in the 1990s. *List of Egyptian films of 1990 *List of Egyptian films of 1991 * List of Egyptian films of 1992 * List of Egyptian films of 1993 * List of Egyptian films of 1994 *List of Egyptian films of ...
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List of submissions to the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films ...
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List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Egypt has submitted films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1958, when Youssef Chahine's ''Cairo Station'' became both the first African and the first Arab film to contend for the award. The Foreign ...


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Alexandrie encore et toujours Alexandria again and forever

Trailer for ''Alexandrie Encore et Toujours''
Egyptian drama films 1980s Arabic-language films 1989 films 1989 drama films Films directed by Youssef Chahine {{1980s-drama-film-stub