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Adieu Bonaparte (1985)
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Drama, History, War · 1h 55m
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.
Cast
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Ali - علي
Ahmad Abdelaziz
Bakr - بكر
Gamil Ratib
Barthélémy - فرط الرمان
Michel Piccoli
Caffarelli - كافاريللي
Patrice Chéreau
Napoléon Bonaparte - بونابرت
Abla Kamel
La femme de Bakr - زوجة بكر
Mohsena Tawfiq
La Mère - الأم
Seif Abdelrahman
Kourayem - السيد محمد كريم
C
Christian Patey
Horace
Hassan Hussein
Le père - الأب
Salah Zulfikar
Le cheikh Hassouna - شيخ حسونة
Huda Sultan
Nefissa - نفيسة
Crew
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Screenplay
- Youssef Chahine
- Writer
- Yousry Nasrallah
- Director of Photography
- Mohsen Nasr
- Original Music Composer
- Gabriel Yared
- Editor
- Luc Barnier
- Producer
- Marianne Khoury, Humbert Balsan, Jean-Pierre Mahot
Details
- Original title
- وداعا بونابرت
- Release date
- 1985-05-17
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, French
- Countries
- Egypt, France
- Production
- Lyric International, MISR International Films, Renn Productions, TF1 Films Production