CAIRO STATION
Youssef Chahine, 1926-2008
CAIRO STATION
BAB EL HADID
Egypt, 1958, Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine, who died in July, was Egypt’s foremost filmmaker and the Arab world’s best-known director. Tonight we honor this master with a screening of one of his greatest and most beloved films, Cairo Station, currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. Set in Cairo’s busy train depot, the fast-moving picture mixes neo-realism with film noir in its tale of a crippled, deranged newspaper vendor (Chahine) who falls obsessively in love with a sexy soft-drink seller. 35mm. Subtitles. 76 min. www.arabfilm.com Introduced by CIA professor Maureen Kiernan, an expert on Arab cinema.
Show Times
Oct 04 (Sat) - 7:35PM
For more information visit: http://www.cia.edu/academicResources/cinematheque/cinematheque.php
| CAIRO STATION posted on Wednesday September 17, 2008 |
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