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This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family. Michel Piccoli leads the cast as a general in Napoleon's army who tentatively befriends a local poet and falls in love with two young Egyptian brothers, reflecting complex themes of colonial desire, affection, and personal connection.Read moreLess
This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family. Michel Piccoli leads the cast as a general in Napoleon's army who tentatively befriends a local poet and falls in love with two young Egyptian brothers, reflecting complex themes of colonial desire, affection, and personal connection.
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This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family. Michel Piccoli leads the cast as a general in Napoleon's army who tentatively befriends a local poet and falls in love with two young Egyptian brothers, reflecting complex themes of colonial desire, affection, and personal connection.
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Mohsen Mohey ElDeinAli - علي
Ahmad AbdelazizBakr - بكر
Gamil RatibBarthélémy - فرط الرمان
Michel PiccoliCaffarelli - كافاريللي
Patrice ChéreauNapoléon Bonaparte - بونابرت
Abla KamelLa femme de Bakr - زوجة بكر
Mohsena TawfiqLa Mère - الأم
Seif AbdelrahmanKourayem - السيد محمد كريم
Hassan HusseinLe père - الأب
Salah ZulfikarLe cheikh Hassouna - شيخ حسونة
Huda SultanNefissa - نفيسةExplore the crew
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Producer
- Jean-Pierre Mahot
- Producer
- Humbert Balsan
- Producer
- Marianne Khoury
- Writer
- Yousry Nasrallah
- Editor
- Luc Barnier
- Director of Photography
- Mohsen Nasr
- Original Music Composer
- Gabriel Yared
- Screenplay
- Youssef Chahine