201667
201667

Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

1991-09-21
6.8
ar 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.

Costume Design

Nahed Nasrallah

Music

Mohamed Noah

Director

Youssef Chahine

Editor

Rashida Abdel Salam

Director of Photography

Tarek El Tilmisany

Status

Released

Countries

  • France
  • Egypt

Companies

  • MISR International Films
  • The National Center of Cinema