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March 25, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Alexandria, Again and Forever (1989)

— 105 min - Drama - 1 January 1989

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Set in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine himself steps in to play Yehia, the famed Egyptian director whose life is chronicled in "Alexandria, Why?" and "An Egyptian Story". Obsessed with Amr, the handsome actor he discovered and cast as his alter-ego in parts one and two of The Alexandria Trilogy, Yehia pressures Amr to star in various film projects that change even as Yehia's perception of the young actor begins to change...

March 6, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

The Sixth Day (1986)

— 105 min - Drama - 29 September 1986

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Egypt, 1947: in the midst of a cholera outbreak. A washerwoman tries to take care of her family, while at the same time resisting the advances of a charming suitor who's half her age.

Director:  Youssef Chahine

Writers:  Youssef Chahine, Hassan El Geretly, Andrea Shedid

Stars:  Dalida, Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Shwikar, Hamdy Ahmed, Youssef Chahine, Abla Kamel, Sanaa Younes, Salah El-Saadany, Mohamed Mounir, Hamdy Ahmed, Saif Abdel Rahman, Zaki Fateen Abdel Wahab, Hassan El Adl, Hesham Abdel Hamid, Maher Essam, Mohamed Dardeery, Mohga Abdel Rahman, Maher Selim, Tamim Abdo, Osama Abdullah, Youss...

February 26, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Cairo Station (1958)

— 77 min - Drama, Crime - 31 July 1958

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Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.

Director:  Youssef Chahine

Stars:  Farid Shawqi, Hind Rostom, Youssef Chahine, Hassan el Baroudi, Abdel Aziz Khalil, Said Khalil, Farouq ElDemerdash, Ahmed Abaza, Safia Sarwat, Asaad Kellada, Sherine

February 26, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

An Egyptian Story (1982)

— 129 min - Drama, Fantasy - 27 September 1982

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After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.

Director:  Youssef Chahine

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February 26, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Alexandria, Again and Forever (1989)

— 105 min - Drama - 1 January 1989

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Set in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine himself steps in to play Yehia, the famed Egyptian director whose life is chronicled in "Alexandria, Why?" and "An Egyptian Story". Obsessed with Amr, the handsome actor he discovered and cast as his alter-ego in parts one and two of The Alexandria Trilogy, Yehia pressures Amr to star in various film projects that change even as Yehia's perception of the young actor begins to change...