Cairo Station
I thought it was a very touching story of a man driven mad by his loneliness and desire, It was also interesting seeing Nassars Egypt and how it was changing...
Youssef Chahine
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Cairo as Seen by Chahine
This concise masterpiece by famed Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine began as a commission by French television. Using his unique sense of artistic digression, Chahine transforms this portrait of a city into a self-portrait of a filmmaker. The film was banned in Egypt for its...Watch Movie
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Cairo Station
As shocking now as it was on its original 1958 release, CAIRO STATION is the great Egyptian director Youssef Chahine's masterpiece, a street-level exposé of sexual obsession and working-class madness that is as grimy and claustrophobic as its Cairo railway-station setting. From its noirish...Watch Movie
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Cairo Station
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Cairo Station
This film is uncomfortable and disorienting in ways that seem to mostly reflect what was intended by the director, although an extra degree seems to have been added due to...
Cairo Station
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Cairo Station
A tightly constructed psychological boiler. Cairo Station will start its work on you immediately and hold firmly on to your attention through to the end. Pioneering performances and an overwhelming...