The Ghosts of Alexandria
1986, Arabic. Directed by Jocelyne Saab.
A singular and poetic evocation of what Alexandria was, a multifaceted city, when it was at the heart of the Arab and European worlds. The men of letters Cavafy and Lawrence Durell are evoked by a few quotes describing the city, scattered throughout the film. The mixture of cultures and languages is the very essence of Alexandria, its inhabitants testify to the memory of a lush and harmonious cosmopolitan city, under the eye of the director's camera...
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- 0h 17m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 1 January 1986
- Original title
- Les Fantômes d’Alexandrie
- Country
- France
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The Ghosts of Alexandria isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1986. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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The Ghosts of Alexandria (1986) was directed by Jocelyne Saab.