ISKANDERIYA, KAMAN W KAMAN (1989) | [aka... اسكندريه كمان وكمان - Alexandria Again and Forever - Alexandrie encore et toujours (France)]

Written by:
Youssef Chahine

Produced by:
Marriane Khoury

Humbert Balsan

Cinematography by:
Ramsis Marzouk

Editing by:
Rashida Abdel Salam

Original Music by:
Mohamed Nouh

Genre:
Drama/musical/auto-bio

Production Company:
Misr international films

Paris classics productions

La Sept

  The third chapter in the Alexandria trilogy. Taking a stand for democracy, the entire Egyptian film industry goes on a hunger strike. Yehia, now a film director, joins the strikers. As demand follows demand, Yehia daydreams about Amr who is Mohsen Mohidine in real life, the young actor he loves and whose career he has launched and so attach to him with the strongest faith to make him the best actor that ever lived. But then he meets the beautiful Nadia and gradually falls in love with her. After the strike ends, Yehia decides to make a movie with Nadia.

Yousra
Youssef Chahine
Hussein Fahmy
Hesham Selim
Taheya Cariocca
Hoda Soltan
Amr Abdel Galil
Ragaa Hussein
Abla Kamel
Hassan El Adl
Zaki Abdel Wahab
Mohamed Henedy
Seif El Dine

Special Guests:
Mohamed Fadel
Hossam ElDine Mostafa
Adel Emam
Farouk el Feshawi
Zozo Nabil
Aly Badrakhan
Salah Zolfoukar
Soad Hosny
Salah Zolfokar

. Alexandria Again and Forever, (the third part of his autobiography) a joyfull layout of his innermost fantasies and a passionate tribute to his love of actors and of cinema.

 Egypt/France - 105 min - 35MM - Color -  stereo

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