Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1926-01-25
Deathday: 2008-07-27 (82 years old)

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

all 61

Movies 57

Director 38

self 13

TV Shows 4

Producer 4

Self (archive footage)
Let's Talk

Let's Talk (2019)

Movie
Rafah the Theater Manager
The Sixth Day

The Sixth Day (1986)

Movie
Producer / Director / Writer
Return Of The Prodigal Son

Return Of The Prodigal Son (1976)

Movie
Director / Writer
Sands of Gold

Sands of Gold (1971)

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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1926-01-25

Deathday
2008-07-27 (82 years old)

Birth Place
Alexandria, Egypt

Religion
Catholic Church

Citizenships
Egypt

Also Known As
يوسف شاهين, Юсеф Шахин, Youssef Chahine

Awards
honorary doctor of Paris 8 University, François Chalais Prize, Silver Bear

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