Documentary

Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine (1991)

Name: Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991-09-21
Duration: 23 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Youssef Chahine, Khaled Youssef, Khaled El Nabawy, Bassem Samra, Hassan El-Adl

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Director: Youssef Chahine

Overview

This concise masterpiece began as a commission by French TV for the news series Envoyé spécial. By filming Cairo with his unique sense of artistic digression, Chahine transformed this portrait of a city into the self-portrait of a filmmaker.