Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

23m
Documentary
6.8

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.

Cast

Youssef Chahine
Self
Khaled Youssef
Self
Khaled El Nabawy
Self
Bassem Samra
Self
Hassan El-Adl
Self
Sanaa Younes
Self
Hussein al-Imam
Self
Safaa Al Toukhy
Self

Crew

Youssef Chahine
Director
Rashida Abdel Salam
Editor
Tarek El Tilmisany
Director of Photography
Nahed Nasrallah
Costume Design
Mohamed Noah
Music

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