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.
Youssef Chahine
Self
Khaled Youssef
Khaled El Nabawy
Bassem Samra
Hassan El-Adl
Sanaa Younes
Hussein al-Imam
Safaa Al Toukhy
Naqoyqatsi
2002
The Class of ‘92
2013
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
2008
A Plastic Ocean
2016
Heart of a Dog
2015
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
2023
Directed by John Ford
1971
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
Champs
Public Speaking
2011
Making "The Matrix"
1999
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
2012
Don't F*#% With John Wick
Rich Hill
2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Fuck
2006