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- Born
- 1926-01-25
- Died
- 2008-07-27
- Works
- 1
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Film & TV
Directing · Alexandria, Egypt
Youssef Chahine (born in Alexandria, Egypt, 1926) started studying in a friars' school and then turned to Victoria College until High School Certificate. After one year at the University of Alexandria, he moved to the U.S. and spent two years at the Pasadena Play House, taking courses on film and dramatic arts. After coming back to Egypt, cinematographer Alevise Orfanelli helped him into the film…
Known for
- Let's Talk — Self (archive footage)2019
- Into Studio Masr — Self2019
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey — Self2011
- Chahine…Why? — Self2009
- Ouija2006
- Women Who Loved Cinema — Self2002
- Kiarostami in Close up — as Self2000
Article
Youssef Chahine (Arabic: يوسف شاهين [ˈjuːsɪf ʃæˈhiːn]; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death in 2008. He directed twelve films included in a list of Top 100 Egyptian films published by the Cairo International Film Festival. As a winner of the Cannes 50th Anniversary Award (for lifetime achievement), Chahine was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif. A well-regarded director with critics, he was often present at film festivals during the earlier decades of his work. Chahine gained his largest international audience as one of the co-directors of 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).
Childhood and early life