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Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

6.8(5 votes)
1991
0h 23m
Documentary

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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Production

Companies:
أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه)
The National Center of Cinema

Languages

Original:ar
Spoken:
ArabicFrench

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