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.
Directed by: Youssef Chahine
Music by: Mohamed Noah
Starring: Youssef Chahine, Khaled Youssef, Khaled El Nabawy, Bassem Samra, Hassan El-Adl, Sanaa Younes, Hussein al-Imam, Safaa Al Toukhy
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991-09-21
Runtime: 23 minutes
Rate, review and log Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine on Film Reality, see where to watch it, its soundtrack and what everyone else thought.