Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

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Titleالقاهرة منورة بأهلها
User score

6.8

Release dateSep 21, 1991
GenreDocumentary
DirectorYoussef Chahine
Production countryFrance, Egypt
Production companiesMISR International Films, The National Center of Cinema
Run time23 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.

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