The Yacoubian Building (film)

The Yacoubian Building Arabic , transliterated Imrat Yaqbn or Omaret Yakobean is an Egyptian film based on the novel of the same title by author Alaa Al Aswany. It has been reported to be the highestbudgeted film in the history of Egyptian cinema.

The actual namesake Yacoubian building, constructed in the Art Deco style, still stands in downtown Cairo at the address given in the novelTalaat Harb Street referred to by its old name, Suleiman Basha Street, by both native Cairenes and the novels characters. As in the novel, the films version of the building is in the high classical European style, the balconies decorated with Greek faces carved in stone...The Yacoubian Building was Egypts official submission to the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. ........

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