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Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

Egyptian film director (1926–2008)
January 25, 1926 (July 27, 2008)
Fr. 2002. Sketches by Samira Makhmalbaf, Claude Lelouch, Youssef Chahine, Danis Tanovic, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Ken Loach, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Amos Gitaï, Mira Nair, Sean Penn, Shohei Imamura with Maryam Karimi, Emmanuelle Laborit, Nour El-Sherif. Eleven filmmakers from around the world give their vision of the September 11, 2001 attacks in 11 minutes, 9 seconds and one image.
Runtime: 133 min.

L'Autre

V.O.: El Akhar
Égy. 1999. Drama by Youssef Chahine with Hanane Tork, Hani Salama, Nabila Ebeid. Although in love with her new husband, a young journalist works to expose the enrichment of the corrupt elite of which he is a part.
Runtime: 105 min.

Le Destin

V.O.: Al Massir
Égy. 1997. History by Youssef Chahine with Nour El-Sherif, Laila Eloui, Mahmoud Hémeida. In twelfth century Andalusia, a philosopher advocating for open Islam is persecuted by fundamentalists.
Runtime: 135 min.

The Emigrant

V.O.: Al-Mohager
Égy. 1994. Biblical drama by Youssef Chahine with Khaled El Nabaoui, Mahmoud Hemida, Michel Piccoli.

Alexandria, Again and Forever

V.O.: Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman
Égy. 1990. Dramatic comedy by Youssef Chahine with Yousra, Hussein Fahmy. After losing his leading man and during an actors' strike, a filmmaker looks back on the main stages of his career.
Runtime: 100 min.

Le Sixième Jour

V.O.: Al Yom el sadess
Fr. 1986. Melodrama by Youssef Chahine with Dalida, Mohsen Mohieddine, Ibrahim Maher. In Cairo, in 1947, a woman tries to save her child from a cholera epidemic.
Runtime: 107 min.

Adieu Bonaparte

V.O.: Al Wida ya Bounabart
Égy. 1985. History by Youssef Chahine with Michel Piccoli, Mohsen Mohieddine, Patrice Chéreau. During the Egyptian campaign of 1798, a general ethnologist is helped by local young people.
Runtime: 114 min.

An Egyptian Story

V.O.: Hadduta misrija
Égy. 1982. Psychological drama by Youssef Chahine with Nour El-Sherif, Magda El Khatib, Soheir El Bably. While undergoing heart surgery, a filmmaker plunges into a curious surreal dream where his entire past flashes by.
Runtime: 125 min.

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