Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

Released
1991
23min
5 votes
Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Détails techniques

Titre original

القاهرة منورة بأهلها

Langue originale

AR

Langues parlées

Arabic

French

Production

Compagnies de production

أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه)

The National Center of Cinema

Pays de production

France

Egypt