Cairo Station

This film (drama)Also known asباب الحديد，is aEgyptProducerwomen sex，At1958Released in year 。The dialogue language isArabic，Current Douban rating7.6(For reference only)。

The 1958 film "Cairo Station" is one of Youssef Chahine's early classics, but it was ahead of its time, being booed by audiences at its release and banned for twelve years due to its portrayal of sexual and social issues. Later re-emerging, it has been widely regarded as one of the most important Arab films. Chahine directed and starred in the film, portraying a small-time newspaper seller in Cairo. He transforms into the Egyptian version of a tragic figure, spending his leisure time cutting out photos of beautiful women from magazines to decorate his station hut and falling in love with a tempting woman selling lemonade nearby. However, the story, framed as a popular drama, ultimately ends tragically, with the small man meeting an untimely demise, and the sacred and untouchable beauty in his eyes turns out to be just another man's property. "Cairo Station" has been praised as the first film to introduce neo-realism into the Egyptian cinematic landscape, which is often filled with musicals. The director's focus and critique of Egypt's gender politics and undesirable traditions are evident in this film.