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An Egyptian Story (1982)

An Egyptian Story (1982)

Drama Fantasy
Release Date: 1982, September 27
Directors: Youssef Chahine
Countries: Egypt
Production: MISR International Films
Cast: Yousra, Mahmoud El Gendy, Nour El-Sherif, Magda El Khatib, Seif Abdelrahman, Magda Al Sabahi, Soheir El-Bably, Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Laila Hamada

Overview:

After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.