Adieu Bonaparte (1985)

In this lavish historical drama directed by renowned Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine, Patrice Chereau delivers a wild performance as Napoleon Bonaparte. This Egyptian-French collaboration explores the impact of Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria on a traditional Egyptian family. The story follows Michel Piccoli, who plays a general in Napoleon's forces, as he forms an unlikely friendship with a local poet amidst the turmoil of war.