Youssef Chahine (Arabic: يوسف شاهين [ˈjuːsɪf ʃæˈhiːn]; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian[1] film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death.[2] He directed twelve films that were listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. A winner of the Cannes 50th Anniversary Award (for lifetime achievement).

Youssef Chahine is credited for directing five films starring Salah Zulfikar including significant productions such as Saladin (1963), The Nile and the Life (1968) and Those People of the Nile (1972) and also credited with discovering Omar Sharif, whose first starring role was in Chahine's film The Blazing Sun (1954). 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 audiences as one of the co-directors of 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).[3]

Filmography

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#YearArabic TitleTranslationTransliterationNotes
11950بابا أمينPapa AminBābā Amīn
21951ابن النيلSon of the NileIbn al-Nīl
31952المهرج الكبيرThe Great ClownAl-Muharrig al-Kabīr
4 1953سيدة القطارLady of the TrainSayedat al-Qitar
5نساء بلا رجالWomen without MenNisaa bila Regal
6 1954صراع فى الواديStruggle in the ValleyṢirāʿ fī al-WādīAka The Blazing Sun
7شيطان الصحراءThe Desert DevilShaitan al Sahraa
81956صراع فى الميناءStruggle in the PierṢirāʿ fī al-MīnāʾAka Dark Waters
9 1957ودعت حبكFarewell to Your LoveWadda'tu Hobbaka
10إنت حبيبيYou're My LoveInta Ḥabībī
11 1958باب الحديدCairo StationBāb al-Ḥadīd (The Iron Gate)
12جميلة بوحريدJamila, the AlgerianDjamila Bouhired
131959حب إلى الأبدForever YoursHobb lel AbadEntered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival.[5]
14 1960بين ايديكIn Your HandsBein Edeik
15نداء العشاقA Lover's CallNidaa al Oushaak
161961رجل في حياتيA Man in My LifeRajul fe Haiaty
171963الناصر صلاح الدينSaladin the VictoriousAl-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-DīnEntered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.[6]
181964فجر يوم جديدDawn of a New DayFajr Yawm Jadīd
191965بياع الخواتمThe Ring SalesmanBīyā al-Khawātim
  • Aka Auliban, the Seller of Jokes.
  • Starring Lebanese legend Fairuz.
  • Based on the musical of 1964.
201966رمال من ذهبGolden SandsRimal min Thahab
211967عيد الميرونThe Feast of MairunEid al MairunShort film
221968النيل الحياةThe Nile and the LifeAl Nil wal Hayah
231969الأرضThe LandAl-Ard
241970الإختيارThe ChoiceAl-Ikhtiyār
251972سلوى الفتاة الصغيرة التى تكلم الأبقارSalwa the Little Girl who Talks to CowsSalwā al-Fatā al-Saghīra allatī Takallam al-Abqār
  • Short film
  • Aka Salwa
261972الناس والنيلThose People of the NileAl-Nas wal Nil
27 1973العصفورThe SparrowAl-ʿUṣfūr
28انطلاقForward We GoIntilakDocumentary
291976عودة الابن الضالReturn of The Prodigal SonʿAwdat al-Ibn al-Ḍāl
301978إسكندرية... ليه؟Alexandria... Why?Iskandariyya... līh?
311982حدوتة مصريةAn Egyptian TaleHadduta Miṣriyya
321985وداعًا بونابرتAdieu BonaparteWadān Būnābart
331986اليوم السادسThe Sixth DayAl-Yawm al-Sadis
341989إسكندرية كمان وكمانAlexandria Again and ForeverIskandariyya Kamān wa Kamān
351991القاهرة منورة بأهلهاCairo as Told by ChahinAl-Qāhira Munawwara bi-AhlihaTV documentary
361994المهاجرThe EmigrantAl-Muhajir
371997المصيرThe DestinyAl-Maṣīr
381998كلها خطوةIt's Only a StepKolaha KhatwaShort film
391999الأخرThe OtherAl-Akhar
402001سكوت ح نصورSilence, We're RollingSukūt Ḥanṣawwar
41200211, سبتمبرSeptember, 11thAka 11'09"01 Eleven Minutes, Nine Seconds, One Image
422004إسكندرية-نيويوركAlexandria-New YorkIskandariyya-New York
432007هي فوضى..؟Is This Chaos..?Hiya Fawḍā...?Premiere at the Venice Film Festival

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Youssef Chahine". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  2. ↑ "Encyclopædia Britannica: Chahine, (Gabriel) Youssef, Egyptian filmmaker". Britannica.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Legendary Egyptian film director in coma". France 24. 2008-06-15. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  4. ↑ "Chahine's page at IMDB". Us.imdb.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "1st Moscow International Film Festival (1959)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  6. ↑ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
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