Youssef Chahine

Reżyseria, Scenariusz, Produkcja, Aktor, Muzyka

25 stycznia 1926 — 27 lipca 2008 (82 years)
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 business. His film debut was Baba Amin (1950): one year later, with Son of the Nile (1951) he was first invited to the Cannes Film festival. In 1970, he was awarded a Golden Tanit at the Carthage Festival. With Le moineau (1973), he directed the first Egypt-Algeria co-production. He won a Silver Bear in Berlin for Alexandria... Why? (1979), the first installment in what proved to be an autobiographic trilogy, completed with Hadduta Masriya (1982)(An Egyptian Story (1982)) and Alexandria: Again and Forever (1989).

In 1992, Jacques Lassalle proposed him to stage a piece of his choice for Comédie Française: Chahine chose to adapt Albert Camus' "Caligula," which proved hugely successful. The same year he started writing The Emigrant (1994), a story inspired by the Biblical character of Joseph, son of Jacob. This had long been a dream project, and he finally got to shoot it in 1994. In 1997, 46 years and 5 invitations later, he was again selected Hors Competition in Cannes with Destiny (1997).

Known For

  • 11.09.01
    11.09.012002
  • Dworzec centralny
    Dworzec centralny1958
  • Dlaczego Aleksandria?
    Dlaczego Aleksandria?1979
  • Przeznaczenie
    Przeznaczenie1997
  • Chaos
    Chaos2007
  • Ziemia
    Ziemia1970
  • Saladyn
    Saladyn1963
  • Walka o dolinę
    Walka o dolinę1954
  • Inny
    Inny1999
  • Pamięć
    Pamięć1982
  • Emigrant
    Emigrant1994
  • Return of the Prodigal Son
    Return of the Prodigal Son1976
  • Aleksandria znów i zawsze
    Aleksandria znów i zawsze1989
  • Dark Waters
    Dark Waters1956
  • Aleksandria - Nowy Jork
    Aleksandria - Nowy Jork2004
  • Cisza, kręcimy!
    Cisza, kręcimy!2001
  • Lumiere i spółka
    Lumiere i spółka1995
  • Szósty dzień
    Szósty dzień1986
  • Żegnaj, Bonaparte
    Żegnaj, Bonaparte1985
  • Wróbel
    Wróbel1972

Filmografia