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Misr International Films
Directed by: Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine established his international reputation with this masterpiece, which, though initially a commercial failure in Egypt, would become one of the most influential and celebrated works in all of Arab cinema. The director himself stars as Kenawi, a disabled newspaper hawker whose obsession with a sultry drink seller (Hind Rostom, known as the “Marilyn Monroe of Arabia”) leads to tragedy of operatic proportions on the streets of Cairo. Blending elements of neorealism with provocative noir-melodrama, Cairo Station is a work of raw populist poetry that explores the individual’s search for a place in Egypt’s new postrevolutionary political order.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Audio Options:
Arabic PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Documentary, Introduction, Interview, Q&A, Insert
- New 2K digital restoration of Cairo as Seen by Chahine (1991), a short documentary by Youssef Chahine
- Introduction to Cairo as Seen by Chahine by film scholar Joseph Fahim
- New interview with Joseph Fahim
- Chahine . . . Why? (2009), a documentary on the director and Cairo Station
- Excerpt from Youssef Chahine’s appearance at the 1998 Midnight Sun Film Festival
- An essay by Joseph Fahim
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Restoration Information
Cairo Station
Restoration by:
Prasad Corporation
Year: 2020
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
Cairo Station is presented in the aspect ratio of 1.37:1. This new 4K restoration was created from the 35 mm original camera negative. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the original soundtrack negative.