CAIRO STATION
Genre
Drama
Language
VOSTA
Duration
76
Rating
About
ARAB WORLD FESTIVAL OF MONTRÉAL
In partnership with the École de langues - UQAM
In partnership with the École de langues - UQAM
Screening followed by a discussion
Youssef Chahine built an international reputation with this masterpiece, which, although it was initially a commercial failure in Egypt, would go on to become one of the most influential and celebrated works in all of Arab cinema.
The director himself plays the role of Kenawi, a disabled newspaper vendor whose obsession with a sensuous drink vendor (Hind Rostom, nicknamed the "Marilyn Monroe of Arabia") leads to an opera-like tragedy in the streets of Cairo. Blending elements of neorealism with provocative dark melodrama, *Cairo Station* is a work of raw, populist poetry that explores the individual’s quest to find their place in Egypt’s new post-revolutionary political order.
Directed by
Youssef Chahine
Actors
Farid Chawki, Hind Rostom, Youssef Chahine
Country
Egypt
Version
Original w/English subtitles
Release year
1958