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Published on: 05/06/2026 - 13:57

On the occasion of the centenary of the international Egyptian director Youssef Chahine, the “Culture” program dedicates a series of special episodes that shed light on his rich cinematic career, which constituted a milestone in the history of Arab and international cinema. In this episode, Liana Saleh hosts director and writer Basil Ramses to learn about his latest book, “Qenawi’s Last Cry,” which takes the phrase “I will see you,” which Qenawi said in the closing scene of Bab al-Hadid, as an entry point for reading Shaheen’s entire project. The book traces a path that extends through 44 films over 57 years, from the realistic beginnings in the 1950s, to the time of defeat and collapse after 1967, to the founding of “Egypt International Films” in the early 1970s, all the way to his late autobiographical films, and ending with his short film 47 years later, in which he recalled his first participation in the Cannes Film Festival...

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