Egyptian director Youssef Chahine is one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of cinema.
To me he represents true art. Creativity. He had vision and brought it to life in a series of fantastic, thought provoking and unique films. He’s one of my all time favourite directors, hearing that he’s currently in a coma has left me speechless.
Filmography:
Baba Amin (Papa Amin)- 1950 بابا أمين
El mohareg el kebyr (The Big Clown) – المهرج الكبير
Enta habyby (You’re My Love) – إنت حبيبى
Ibn al-Nil (Nile Boy) – 1951 إبن النيل
Sira` Fi al-Wadi (The Blazing Sun, Mortal Revenge, Struggle in the Valley)- 1954 صراع فى الوادى
Sira` fi el-Minaa (Dark Waters, Struggle in the Port)- 1956 صراع فى الميناء
Salwa al fatah al saghyra allaty tokalem el abkar (Salwa the little girl who talks to cows) – سلوى الفتاة الصغيرة التى تكلم الأبقار
Bab al-Hadid (Cairo Station or Cairo Main Station)- 1958 باب الحديد
Djamila Buhraid- 1958 جميلة بوحريد
Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din (The Victorious Saladin) – 1963 الناصر صلاح الدين
Fagr youm gedyd (Dawn of a New Day) – 1964 فجر يوم جديد
‘Biyaa El Khawatem’” (The Ring Salesman) produced in 1965 (based on the musical of 1964) بياع الخواتم
Al-Ard (The Land)- 1969 الأرض
El Asfur (The Bird) – العصفور
Al-Ekhtyiar (the Choice) – الإختيار
Awdet el ebn el dal(Return of The Prodigal Son) – 1976 عودة الإبن الضال
Iskandariyah-New York (Alexandria-New York) إسكندرية-نيويورك
Heya Fawda (This Is Chaos) – 2007 هي فوضى (premiere at the Venice Film Festival)
“I make my films first for myself. Then for my family. Then for Alexandria. Then for Egypt. And if the Arab world likes them, ahlan wa sahlan [welcome]. And if the foreign audience likes them–they are doubly welcome.”
Recent Comments