Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

  • Birthday: 1926-01-25
  • Deathday: 2008-07-27
  • Place of birth: Alexandria, Egypt
  • Also know as: Yussef Shahin

Biography

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).

Filmography

Alexandria Again and Forever

1989

As Yehia Eskendarany / Marc Antoine / Sostratus / Hephaestion

Arab Camera

1987

As Self

Cairo Station

1958

As Qinawi

Let's Talk

2019

As

Cinématon XIV

1981

As N°133

The Sixth Day

1986

As Rafah

Close to Kiarostami

2000

As as Self

Trio

1987

As Self

An Egyptian Story

1982

As Old Yehia

Production

Alexandria… Why?

1979

As Director

Destiny

1997

As Director

Saladin the Victorious

1963

As Director

Cairo Station

1958

As Director

The Sixth Day

1986

As Director

The Emigrant

1994

As Director

The Land

1970

As Director

The Sparrow

1974

As Director

An Egyptian Story

1982

As Director

The Other

1999

As Director

Silence... We're Rolling

2001

As Director

Chaos, This Is?

2007

As Director

Adieu Bonaparte

1985

As Director

The Blazing Sun

1954

As Director

Son of the Nile

1951

As Director

The Choice

1971

As Director

Baba Amin

1950

As Director

Jamila, the Algerian

1958

As Director

In Your Hands

1960

As Director

The Ring Seller

1965

As Director

Dawn of a New Day

1964

As Director

Forever Yours

1959

As Director

Lovers' Call

1960

As Director

A Man in My Life

1961

As Director

The Lady on the Train

1952

As Director

Dark Waters

1956

As Director

People and the Nile

1972

As Director

Alexandria... New York

2004

As Director

Farewell, Love

1956

As Director

Women Without Men

1953

As Director

The Great Clown

1952

As Director

The Devil of the Desert

1954

As Director

You Are My Love

1957

As Director

Sands of Gold

1971

As Director

The Nile and the Life

1968

As Director

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

As Director

11'09''01 September 11

2002

As Director

Lumière and Company

1995

As Director

47 Years Later

2007

As Director

An Egyptian Story

1982

As Producer

The Water Carrier Died

1977

As Producer

Chaos, This Is?

2007

As Producer

Silence... We're Rolling

2001

As Producer

The Other

1999

As Producer

Shafiqa and Metwally

1978

As Producer

Alexandria… Why?

1979

As Producer

The Emigrant

1994

As Producer

The Sparrow

1974

As Producer

The Sixth Day

1986

As Songs

Saladin the Victorious

1963

As Screenplay

Destiny

1997

As Writer

The Sparrow

1974

As Writer

Adieu Bonaparte

1985

As Writer

An Egyptian Story

1982

As Writer

Alexandria… Why?

1979

As Writer

The Other

1999

As Writer

The Lady on the Train

1952

As Screenplay

Baba Amin

1950

As Writer

The Devil of the Desert

1954

As Screenplay

Dark Waters

1956

As Screenplay

Dark Waters

1956

As Story

Alexandria... New York

2004

As Writer

The Emigrant

1994

As Writer

The Sixth Day

1986

As Writer

The Choice

1971

As Writer

Sands of Gold

1971

As Writer

The Nile and the Life

1968

As Writer

Women Without Men

1953

As Writer

The Great Clown

1952

As Writer

Son of the Nile

1951

As Writer

11'09''01 September 11

2002

As Writer

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