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Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

Original Title: القاهرة منورة بأهلها

  • Film
  • 1991
  • 23m
  • Released

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.

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.

Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine Self
Sanaa Younes Self
Khaled El Nabawy
Khaled El Nabawy إرهابى
خالد يوسف
Hussein al-Imam Self
  • Directing Youssef Chahine
  • Cinematography Samir BahzanTarek El Tilmisany
  • Editing رشيدة عبدالسلام
  • Music Mohammad Nouh
  • Costume Design Nahed Nasrallah
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