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, yet it was ahead of its time. Upon its release, it faced audience rejection and was banned for a total of twelve years due to its depiction of sexual and social issues. Later, it resurfaced and has been widely regarded as one of the most important Arab films. Youssef Chahine directed and starred in the film, portraying a small-time Cairo newspaper vendor. He transforms into an Egyptian version of a tragic hero, spending his free time cutting out pictures of beautiful women from magazines to decorate his booth at the station and falling for a seductive woman who sells lemonade nearby. However, the narrative ends in a tragic manner, depicting the little man's untimely death, as the alluring figure he idolizes turns out to be just another man's possession. "Cairo Station" is praised for being the first film to introduce new realism into the Egyptian cinematic world saturated with musicals. The director's attention to and critique of gender politics and unsavory traditions in Egypt is already evident in this film.