Alexandria... New York
A celebrated Egyptian filmmaker reconnects with his first American love and confronts the child, memories, and fading ideals left behind by their youthful affair.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- boisterous
- wistful
- romantic
- reflective evening
- international cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Yehia's reunion with Ginger prompts Chahine's reconsideration of his own past and relationship with America.
The Egyptian Yehia and American Ginger's romance connects private memory to an ambivalent attachment to America.
Yehia discovers decades later that his youthful relationship with Ginger produced an American son.
The plot explicitly presents its heroes as loving, singing, dancing, laughing, and crying within an epic mode.
Films like Alexandria... New York, and why
The Return of Martin Guerre
shared cross-cultural romance, autobiographical reflection, and wistful examination of memory and national identity
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
shared mature revisit of a formative love, nostalgic emotional register, and layered relationship between personal memory and history
8½
shared international romance, theatrical musicality, and emotionally expansive reflection on changing ideals
Movie Details
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Release Date
- 2004-07-07
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (11)
Cast
- Mahmoud Hemida
- Yousra
- Ahmad Yahya
- Yosra El Lozy
- Hala Sedki
- Lebleba
- Nelly Karim
- Magda El Khatib
- Bushra
- Sanaa Younes
Common questions
- What is Alexandria... New York about?
- A celebrated Egyptian filmmaker reconnects with his first American love and confronts the child, memories, and fading ideals left behind by their youthful affair.
- What is Alexandria... New York like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Alexandria... New York as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Alexandria... New York violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Alexandria... New York.
- Which films are like Alexandria... New York?
- Films with a similar feel include The Return of Martin Guerre, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and 8½.
- How long is Alexandria... New York?
- Alexandria... New York runs 128 minutes.
