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Films : YOUSSEF CHAHINE’S BEST FILMS
YOUSSEF CHAHINE’S BEST FILMS |
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1982
HADDUTA MISRIYA (An Egyptian Story)
Director : Youssef Chahine
Screenwriter : Youssef Chahine
Cast : Mohsen Mohiedine, Oussama Nadir, Leila Hamada, Ragaa Hussein
Arabic with French subtitles I
120 minutes
An Egyptian film director is shooting the last scene of his new film when he is struck down by a heart attack. As the operation takes place, flash-back scenes unfold where the child he once was blames him for betraying the ideals he had a young man. |
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1989
ISKANDERIYA, KAMAN W KAMAN (Alexandria Again and Forever)
Director : Youssef Chahine
Screenwriter : Youssef Chahine
Cast : Youssef Chahine, Amr Abdel Guelil, Hussein Fahmy
Arabic with French subtitles I
105 minutes
Following a violent break-up with Arm, his favourite actor, an Egyptian film director is forced to reconsider his whole life. |
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1974
AL MOHAGER (The Emigrant)
Director : Youssef Chahine
Screenwriter : Rafiq As-Sabban & Youssef Chahine
Cast : Khaled El Nabawi, Yousra, Michel Piccoli
Arabic with French subtitles I
128 minutes
Three thousand years ago, Ram, son of an impoverished tribe living in an arid land, dreams of changing his way of life... |
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1997
AL MASSIR (Destiny)
Director : Youssef Chahine
Screenwriter : Khaled Youssef & Youssef Chahine
Cast : Nour El Cherif, Laïla Elwi, Mahmoud Hemida, Khaled El Nabawi
Arabic with French subtitles I
135 minutes
In 12th century in Arab Andalusia, philosopher Averroes sets out precepts that will influence human thought to this day. In an attempt to appeal to the fundamentalists, the Caliph El Mansour orders the burning of all Averroes' philosophical works.
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2004
ISKANDERIYA-NEW YORK (Alexandria… New York)
Director : Youssef Chahine
Screenwriter :Youssef Chahine & Khaled Youssef
Cast : Mahmoud Hemida, Ahmed Yehia, Yousra El Lozy, Hala Sedki
Arabic with French subtitles I
128 minutes
An Egyptian film director encounters his first love as he was being celebrated in New York. |
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