Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine (1991)
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.
- Released
- 1991-09-21
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 23 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Youssef Chahine
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 6 votes
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