Sun 2 - Tue 4 Jul

Cairo Station

Cert. 12A

Classics, Festivals & Series, Special Screenings

SAFAR Film Festival, Drama and Desire: The Films of Youssef Chahine

Bab el Hadid

74 mins

in Arabic with EN subs

EGY | 1958 | dir. Youssef Chahine | With Farid Shawqi, Hind Rostom, Hassan el Baroudi, Abdulaziz Khalil, Naima Wasfy, Youssef Chahine

Considered to be Chahine’s masterpiece, Cairo Station was so sharply on point that the film was reviled by many on initial release. Its dark genius lies in the mood it creates, while remaining keenly attuned to the complexity of human emotion and desire. The film is also charged by undercurrents of toxic masculinity, particularly through Chahine’s portrayal of Kenawi.

Restored by Misr International Films.

Texts by Elhum Shakerifar for Drama and Desire: The Films of Youssef Chahine at BFI and Ciné Lumière

In cultural partnership with the BFI and SAFAR film festival
BFISAFAR Film Festival

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