Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

6.8

Arabic/23 min./1991

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

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