Alexandria - Why ?  (1978)  (G)

Original title: Iskanderiya... leh?

Director: Youssef Chahine

133 minutes

With: Ezzat El Alaili, Naglaa Fathi, Mohsen Mohiedine as Yehia, Farid Shawqi, Gerry Sundquist and Mohsena Tawfik:



This film focuses on two separate love affairs in the city of Alexandria. The first is between a Jewish woman and Muslim man. The second is the relationship between a wealthy Arab man and a English soldier. As one commentator noted "It is interesting to see how the two cultures merge during a love affair." [ The film is in Arabic with english subtitles ]



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