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Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

6.8 23 mins Documentary   1991
MISR International Films   The National Center of Cinema  
Director(s): 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.

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