Tribute to Youssef Chahine

PAST EVENTS

	Repertory Cairo Station (Bab el hadid) Fri, May 29 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm BAM Rose Cinemas
	Repertory The Land (al Ard) Sat, May 30 at 3, 6, 9pm BAM Rose Cinemas
	Repertory Alexandria...Why? (Iskanderija... lih?) Sun, May 31 at 3, 6, 9pm BAM Rose Cinemas
	Repertory, Cinema Q&As Adieu Bonaparte (Weda’an Bonapart) The 6:50pm screening is followed by a cinemachat with Elliott Stein Wed, Jun 3 at 6:50, 9:30pm BAM Rose Cinemas
	Repertory The Return of the Prodigal Son (Awdat al ibn al dal) Thu, Jun 4 at 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm BAM Rose Cinemas

SERIES DESCRIPTION

This retrospective (continuing through June 7) commemorates the recent passing of Egypt’s most famous director. Chahine’s entertaining films frequently tackled political and controversial material, including bisexuality and the rights of women, in genres ranging from art films to melodramas to musicals. Don’t miss the chance to see these rare films in beautiful new prints.

RELATED LINKS

The Village Voice on Youssef Chahine
"Alternately praised and banned under King Farouk, Sadat, and Mubarak, Chahine was the most famous film chronicler of the pan-Arab world, with all the accolades and responsibility of being his country's unofficial spokesman on the festival circuit." More

The Guardian on Youssef Chahine
"Youssef Chahine was the leading voice of the Arab cinema for over half a century – and as prolific, versatile and accomplished as many a more famous western auteur – but his abiding worth, inside Egypt and out, has been in his outspoken expression of the conscience of his country." More

TIME Magazine on Youssef Chahine
"And beyond his movies' entertainment value, it wouldn't hurt for Americans to see the visions of a cosmopolitan filmmaker from the Arab world, who speaks for himself but reflects the dreams and fears of a people whose popular culture is nearly unknown in the U.S." More