From Al Ard (The Land) (1969), dir. Youssef Chahine (all images courtesy of Il Cinema Ritrovato) BOLOGNA — The film festival Il Cinema Ritrovato, held in Bologna, Italy, is devoted to screening ...

Legendary Egyptian helmer Youssef Chahine, by some measure the most celebrated Arab filmmaker of recent times, died July 27 at the age of 82 at Maadi military hospital in Cairo, four weeks after ...

Ten years have passed since the departure of the biggest and most important figure not only in Egyptian cinema but the history of Arab cinema. Youssef Chahine died 27 July 2008 at the age of 82 after ...

Renowned Egyptian director Chahine dies CAIRO, Egypt -- Youssef Chahine, one of Egypt's most lauded movie directors whose films over nearly five decades often went on Fellini-esque flights of fancy ...

In more than 40 films and documentaries, Youssef Chahine sought to capture and defend the spirit of multicultural tolerance against the forces he saw undermining it: fundamentalism, dictatorship and ...

Chahine was the only Egyptian director to be honoured at the Cannes Film Festival, winning the Best First Work award for Sira’ fi al-Wadi (The Blazing Sun, 1954), starring Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama ...

No one has influenced Arab cinema and the Arab audience’s perception of cinema more than Youssef Chahine. He always believed that his films shouldn’t rest content with entertaining viewers but also ...

Where does the truth hide? Truth is my death; truth is my life. Before the apocalypse comes, I search in vain for a way to protect you, My Egypt, my homeland. This song for a land in distress, with ...

Youssef Chahine, an Egyptian filmmaker who was a pre-eminent figure in Arab cinema, died Sunday in Cairo. He was 82 and had been in a coma after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage last month. His death ...

Chahine passed away just days after this award, on 27 July 2008. Through his mentorship, innovation, and artistic vision, Youssef Chahine left an indelible mark on Egyptian and Arab cinema, shaping ...