This event is in the past.It took place on February 21, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Drama Film
Drama FilmYoussef Chahine's 1958 "Cairo Station" is a fever dream of obsession set in a grimy train station, where Italian neorealism meets Egyptian romanticism and film noir. The 4K restoration reveals every sweaty, claustrophobic detail of this once-shocking masterpiece.
Classic cinema
Arthouse film
Mature themes
4K restoration
Tips
🎬preceded by "Cairo as Seen by Chahine" (1991)
🎞️Chahine's breakthrough, banned in Egypt for years
🔥intense and claustrophobic — not light viewing
Film Screening – “Cairo Station”
Downtown Berkeley
Drama FilmDrama FilmYoussef Chahine's 1958 "Cairo Station" is a fever dream of obsession set in a grimy train station, where Italian neorealism meets Egyptian romanticism and film noir. The 4K restoration reveals every sweaty, claustrophobic detail of this once-shocking masterpiece.
Classic cinema
Arthouse film
Mature themes
4K restoration
Tips
🎬preceded by "Cairo as Seen by Chahine" (1991)
🎞️Chahine's breakthrough, banned in Egypt for years
🔥intense and claustrophobic — not light viewing
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