''Alexandria Again and Forever'' or Alexandria again and again as its Egyptian name ( arz, إسكندريه كمان وكمان,
translit.Iskandria Kaman wa Kaman, french: Alexandrie Encore et Toujours) is the third entry in a series of four 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) ''
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)
and followed by
Alexandria... New York (2004) 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 ...
), (
Soad Hosny
System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, voca ...
) 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
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the
63rd Academy Awards
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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
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he loves so much, also looks strange. Little by little, while remembering his first film with Amr, Yehia traces the infiltration of the influential
petro-dollar
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into the
Egyptian cinema
The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing film industry based in Cairo, sometimes also referred to as Hollywood on the Nile. Since 1976, the capital has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival, which has been accredited by the Intern ...
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 ...
*
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
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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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References
External links
Alexandrie encore et toujours Alexandria again and foreverTrailer for ''Alexandrie Encore et Toujours''
Egyptian drama films
1980s Arabic-language films
1989 films
1989 drama films
Films directed by Youssef Chahine
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