Adieu Bonaparte

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.

• Youssef ChahineDirector
• Youssef ChahineWriter
• Yousry NasrallahWriter
• Mohsen Mohey ElDeinWriter
• Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer

• Mohsen Mohey ElDeinALI
• Ahmed AbdelazizBakr
• Gamil RatibBarthélémy
• Michel PiccoliCaffarelli
• Patrice ChéreauNapoléon Bonaparte
• Abla KamelLa femme de Bakr
• Mohsena TawfiqLa Mère
• Seif AbdelrahmanKourayem
• Christian PateyHorace
• Hassan HusseinLe père
• Salah ZulfikarLe cheikh Hassouna
• Huda SultanNefissa