Phantoms of Alexandria

Alexandria: by turn Hellenistic, Greek, Roman, Copt… and then a petit Paris at the end of the 1930s. Inspired by the texts of Cavaffi and Lawrence Durrell, this is a portrait of a city that has long been at the heart of the Arab world.

Director: Jocelyne Saab, DOP: Jérôme Ricardou, sound: Marc Julien, editor: Ann-Marie L’Hôte, production: France 3, copyright: Jocelyne Saab Association.

This film is part of the series entitled “Egypt… Egypt?” of the TAXI program on France 3.