An Egyptian Story

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An Egyptian Story ★★ Hadduta Misriya 1982

An Egyptian film director (Dine) goes to London for open-heart surgery and as he hovers between life and death, he remembers his past. Scenes from Chahine's other films highlight the director's reminiscences. Part 2 of the Alexandria trilogy, preceded by “Alexandria…Why?” and followed by “Alexandria Again and Forever.” Arabic with subtitles. 127m/C VHS, DVD . EG Mohiel Dine, Nour (el-Sherif) el-Cherif, Oussama Nadir, Magda El Khatib; D: Youssef Chahine; W: Youssef Chahine; C: Mohsen Nasr; M: Gamal Salama.