Adieu, Bonaparte (1985)
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Historical Epic |
Run Time - 113 min. |
Countries - Egypt, France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
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.
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army, family, friendship, occupation [military], poet, war