RATING
NR
SYNOPSIS
ABOUT THE EVENT:
7:30pm | Introduction
7:40pm | UNION STATION
9:00pm | Intermission
9:10pm | CAIRO STATION
Start times are approximate.
ABOUT THE FILMS:
UNION STATION, Dir. Rudolph Maté, 81 Min, Paramount, USA
Originally released January 20, 1958
Although set in Chicago, L.A.’s UNION STATION provides the backdrop as coppers William Holden and Barry Fitzgerald attempt to foil a sinister kidnapping plot. Ace crime scenarist Sydney Boehm keeps the tension humming like a runaway train while folding in a sobering dollop of on-screen brutality (courtesy of a terrifying Lyle Bettger) that was decades ahead of its time. Expertly helmed by director (and renowned cinematographer) Rudolph Maté. Holden is reunited with SUNSET BLVD. co-star Nancy Olson for the second of their four features together. Presented in a sparkling new digital restoration!
FORMAT: DCP
CAIRO STATION, Dir. Youssef Chahine, 77 Min, Janus Films, Egypt
Originally released January 20, 1958
In Arabic with English subtitles.
A newspaper hawker (portrayed by the director himself) at the eponymous train depot develops a frightening obsession with a sexy lemonade vendor (co-star Hind Rustom was nicknamed the “The Arab Marilyn Monroe.”) That’s the premise for this suspenseful drama which cunningly uses the bustling station to depict clashing strata of Egyptian society. Chahine’s combination of gritty authenticity and psychosexual Expressionism created a landmark of Egyptian cinema—despite public boycotts over its unflinching perversity and politics.
FORMAT: DCP
7:30pm | Introduction
7:40pm | UNION STATION
9:00pm | Intermission
9:10pm | CAIRO STATION
Start times are approximate.
ABOUT THE FILMS:
UNION STATION, Dir. Rudolph Maté, 81 Min, Paramount, USA
Originally released January 20, 1958
Although set in Chicago, L.A.’s UNION STATION provides the backdrop as coppers William Holden and Barry Fitzgerald attempt to foil a sinister kidnapping plot. Ace crime scenarist Sydney Boehm keeps the tension humming like a runaway train while folding in a sobering dollop of on-screen brutality (courtesy of a terrifying Lyle Bettger) that was decades ahead of its time. Expertly helmed by director (and renowned cinematographer) Rudolph Maté. Holden is reunited with SUNSET BLVD. co-star Nancy Olson for the second of their four features together. Presented in a sparkling new digital restoration!
FORMAT: DCP
CAIRO STATION, Dir. Youssef Chahine, 77 Min, Janus Films, Egypt
Originally released January 20, 1958
In Arabic with English subtitles.
A newspaper hawker (portrayed by the director himself) at the eponymous train depot develops a frightening obsession with a sexy lemonade vendor (co-star Hind Rustom was nicknamed the “The Arab Marilyn Monroe.”) That’s the premise for this suspenseful drama which cunningly uses the bustling station to depict clashing strata of Egyptian society. Chahine’s combination of gritty authenticity and psychosexual Expressionism created a landmark of Egyptian cinema—despite public boycotts over its unflinching perversity and politics.
FORMAT: DCP
SYNOPSIS
ABOUT THE EVENT:
7:30pm | Introduction
7:40pm | UNION STATION
9:00pm | Intermission
9:10pm | CAIRO STATION
Start times are approximate.
ABOUT THE FILMS:
UNION STATION, Dir. Rudolph Maté, 81 Min, Paramount, USA
Originally released January 20, 1958
Although set in Chicago, L.A.’s UNION STATION provides the backdrop as coppers William Holden and Barry Fitzgerald attempt to foil a sinister kidnapping plot. Ace crime scenarist Sydney Boehm keeps the tension humming like a runaway train while folding in a sobering dollop of on-screen brutality (courtesy of a terrifying Lyle Bettger) that was decades ahead of its time. Expertly helmed by director (and renowned cinematographer) Rudolph Maté. Holden is reunited with SUNSET BLVD. co-star Nancy Olson for the second of their four features together. Presented in a sparkling new digital restoration!
FORMAT: DCP
CAIRO STATION, Dir. Youssef Chahine, 77 Min, Janus Films, Egypt
Originally released January 20, 1958
In Arabic with English subtitles.
A newspaper hawker (portrayed by the director himself) at the eponymous train depot develops a frightening obsession with a sexy lemonade vendor (co-star Hind Rustom was nicknamed the “The Arab Marilyn Monroe.”) That’s the premise for this suspenseful drama which cunningly uses the bustling station to depict clashing strata of Egyptian society. Chahine’s combination of gritty authenticity and psychosexual Expressionism created a landmark of Egyptian cinema—despite public boycotts over its unflinching perversity and politics.
FORMAT: DCP
7:30pm | Introduction
7:40pm | UNION STATION
9:00pm | Intermission
9:10pm | CAIRO STATION
Start times are approximate.
ABOUT THE FILMS:
UNION STATION, Dir. Rudolph Maté, 81 Min, Paramount, USA
Originally released January 20, 1958
Although set in Chicago, L.A.’s UNION STATION provides the backdrop as coppers William Holden and Barry Fitzgerald attempt to foil a sinister kidnapping plot. Ace crime scenarist Sydney Boehm keeps the tension humming like a runaway train while folding in a sobering dollop of on-screen brutality (courtesy of a terrifying Lyle Bettger) that was decades ahead of its time. Expertly helmed by director (and renowned cinematographer) Rudolph Maté. Holden is reunited with SUNSET BLVD. co-star Nancy Olson for the second of their four features together. Presented in a sparkling new digital restoration!
FORMAT: DCP
CAIRO STATION, Dir. Youssef Chahine, 77 Min, Janus Films, Egypt
Originally released January 20, 1958
In Arabic with English subtitles.
A newspaper hawker (portrayed by the director himself) at the eponymous train depot develops a frightening obsession with a sexy lemonade vendor (co-star Hind Rustom was nicknamed the “The Arab Marilyn Monroe.”) That’s the premise for this suspenseful drama which cunningly uses the bustling station to depict clashing strata of Egyptian society. Chahine’s combination of gritty authenticity and psychosexual Expressionism created a landmark of Egyptian cinema—despite public boycotts over its unflinching perversity and politics.
FORMAT: DCP
This film is a presentation of the American Cinematheque. Tickets for this (or any other) American Cinematheque screenings at the Egyptian are only available through their site, here.
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