Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
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.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Youssef Chahine, Khaled Youssef, Khaled El Nabawy, Bassem Samra, Hassan El-Adl, Sanaa Younes, Hussein al-Imam, Safaa Al Toukhy
Crew: Youssef Chahine (Director), Rashida Abdel Salam (Editor), Tarek El Tilmisany (Director of Photography), Mohamed Noah (Music), Nahed Nasrallah (Costume Design)