Film
Alexandria… Why?
1979Directed by Youssef Chahine
Where to watch
Stream
- Criterion Channel
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
About Alexandria… Why?
- Drama
- War
Synopsis
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Writers
- Youssef Chahine
- Mohsen Zayed
- Original title
- إسكندرية ليه؟
