Les Eaux noires
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By Youssef Chahine (Egypt, 1956, 2h) VOST
With Omar Sharif
Back in Alexandria after a three-year absence, a young sailor (Omar Sharif in one of his first roles) plans to marry his cousin. But when he arrives home, he is confronted with new realities…
In this early work, Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine was already expressing his anti-establishment verve, as well as his sense of mise en scène.
Film restored by the Association Youssef Chahine, the Cinémathèque française and MISR International films, with the help of the Institut audiovisuel de Monaco, Christian Louboutin and the technical support of the CNC. The work was carried out at the Hiventy (image) and L.E.Diapason (sound) laboratories, using negatives held at the Cinémathèque française. In partnership with La Cinémathèque française.
In partnership with La Cinémathèque française and the 29th edition of Ciné Plein-Air Marseille, an event proposed by Les Écrans du Sud: Ciné Plein Air Marseille – By Les Écrans du Sud (seances-speciales.fr)
By Youssef Chahine (Egypt, 1956, 2h) VOST
With Omar Sharif
Back in Alexandria after a three-year absence, a young sailor (Omar Sharif in one of his first roles) plans to marry his cousin. But when he arrives home, he is confronted with new realities…
In this early work, Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine was already expressing his anti-establishment verve, as well as his sense of mise en scène.