CAIRO AS TOLD BY YOUSSEF CHAHINE

6.8

1991

23 min.

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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.

Original Title

القاهرة منورة بأهلها

Plot Summary

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.

Release Date

September 21, 1991