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Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

القاهرة منورة بأهلها

Release: 1991-09-21·Runtime: 23m·★ 6.8
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.

Production Countries

FranceEgypt

Production Companies

MISR International Films
The National Center of Cinema