L'autre (1999)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Youssef Chahine

Writers:

Youssef Chahine (writer)
Khaled Youssef (writer)

Release Date:

26 May 1999 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Nabila Ebeid	...	Margaret
Mahmoud Hemida	...	Khalil
Hanan Turk	...	Hanane (as Hanane Turk)
Hani Salama	...	Adam
Lebleba	...	Baheyya
Hassan Abdel Hamid	...	Dr. Maher
Ezzat Abou Aouf	...	Dr. Essam
Ahmed Fouad Selim	...	Ahmed
Amr Saad	...	Omar
Ahmed Wafik	...	Fathallab
Edward Said	...	Himself
Hamdine Sabahi	...	Chief editor
Tamer Samir	...	Morcy

Also Known As:

El akhar (Egypt: Arabic title)
The Other (Europe: English title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France | Egypt

Language:

Arabic

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

France:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Canal+

Movie Connections:

Features The Great Waltz (1938)

L'autre

I am a big movie buff and have been watching great directors such as Bergman, Felini, Kuberik and see foreign movies on regular basis.

Yousef Chahine is one of the most talented directors today. His movie "The other" exhibits many of the shortcomings of Muslim cultures. The Meeting scene in the airport was brilliant and heartwarming. I loved Chahine's brilliant choice of playing Arabic music at the wedding. The attitude of the rich towards poor is very accurate and the character of Diana was so exemplary of most Westerners attitude and behavior in other countries. I have watched this movie many times and each time I love it more. Chahine tells it like it is and needs no apology or explanation because those who are true movie fans and understand other cultures and their issues appreciate his exposure regarding the Muslim men hitting their wives no matter how educated they are (and even raping them as seen in the movie). Most westerners do not realize that in many Muslim nations women are married young and their children become their obsession so the relationship portrayed was correct. The corruption shown is very true and most Americans are not aware of what American businessmen do in other countries and at what price. This movie gives a good portrayal of complexity of relationships in countries predominately Muslim (even though the main characters are Christian in this movie). I loved the one liner about Americans having trained the son who is a terrorist back from Afghanistan. The scenes showing women among the terrorists are another means to educate most people about the problem not being limited to having men terrorists. Take it from someone who knows movies and downs a large selection for Movies from around the world. Chahine is the Ingamr Bergman of our time, only better.