Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
MovieTitle | القاهرة منورة بأهلها |
User score | 6.8 |
Release date | Sep 21, 1991 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Youssef Chahine |
Production country | France, Egypt |
Production companies | MISR International Films, The National Center of Cinema |
Run time | 23 min. |
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.