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  2. Alexandria... Why? (Egyptian Arabic: إسكندرية ليه, translit. Iskanderija... lih?) is a 1979 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.

  3. Alexandria... Why? (1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  4. Alexandria... Why? In the 1940s, an Egyptian teen escapes his country's tense political climate through his love of American film.

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    • Youssef Chahine
    • Drama
    • Ezzat El Alaili
  5. Living in Alexandria during World War II, an Egyptian teen enamored with American films dreams of making it in Hollywood. Watch trailers & learn more.

  6. The movie starts with black-and-white stock footage of Rommel's desert advance towards Alexandria in World War II. Mohsen Mohieddin plays Yehia, Egyptian director Youssef Chahine's teenage alter ego, avidly daydreaming Hollywood musical comedies to block out family drama and wartime trauma.

  7. 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.

  8. Overview. 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.

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