Organized by - Panorama Of The European Festival

Misr International Films (Youssef Chahine & Co.) presents
THE 2nd PANORAMA OF EUROPEAN FILM
The Panorama of European Film is back in Cairo. A journey through an old continent and a glimpse of a
new world. Action and drama, fact and fantasy… A selection of awarded recent films for all ages as well as
debates and encounters with European film stars and filmmakers.
Stars Cinema at Citystars from December 16th to 22nd, 2009.
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Organized by
Misr International Films
(Youssef Chahine & Co)
Under the auspices of
M. Farouk Hosni
(Minister of Culture)
In partnership
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture
The Egyptian Film Centre
EuroCineMed
Europa Cinemas
Media International
The French Cultural Centre in Cairo
Unifrance
CNC
TV5Monde
The Netherlands Embassy
Holland Film
The British Council
The Goethe Institute
Holiday Inn
Aroma designs & solutions
AGORA
SPAIN - 2009
DIRECTOR : ALEJANDRO AMENABAR
STARRING : RACHEL WEISZ, MAX MINGHELLA, OSCAR ISAAC,
ASHRAF BARHOM
GENRE : HISTORICAL DRAMA
RUNNING TIME : 141 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who
turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hopes of pursuing
freedom while also falling in love with his master, the famous
female philosophy professor and atheist Hypatia of
Alexandria.
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COCO BEFORE CHANEL
(COCO AVANT CHANEL)
FRANCE - 2009
DIRECTOR : ANNE FONTAINE
STARRING : AUDREY TAUTOU, BENOIT POELVOORDE, MARIE
GILLAIN, EMMANUELLE DEVOS
GENRE : DRAMA
RUNNING TIME : 110 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
Coco Before Chanel is the story of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel,
who began her life as headstrong orphan, and through an
extraordinary journey became the legendary couturier who
embodied the modern woman and became a timeless symbol
of success, freedom and style.
THE TIME THAT REMAINS
(LE TEMPS QU’IL RESTE)
FRANCE, PALESTINE - 2008
DIRECTOR : ELIA SULEIMAN
STARRING : ELIA SULEIMAN, SALEH BAKRI, SAMAR QUDHA
TANUS, SHAFIKA BAJJALI
GENRE : DRAMA
RUNNING TIME : 105 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
The movie starts in 1948 in Palestine with the invasion by the
Israeli armed forces. It's a Palestinian account, occasionally a
very personal account, of how life has continued since then.
The movie is contending that in cultural terms there's been a
huge degradation, and people have lived in stasis, their lives
not moving forward at all.
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DUNYA & DESIE
NETHERLANDS - 2008
DIRECTOR : DANA NECHUSHTAN
STARRING : MARYAM HASSOUNI, EVA VAN DE WIJDEVEN,
CHRISTINE VAN STRALEN
GENRE : ROAD MOVIE
RUNNING TIME : 94 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
A heartwarming roadmovie about best friends Dunya and
Desie. On Dunya's Birthday she is told that her marriage has
been arranged with a distant cousin in Morocco. At the same
time Desie gets pregnant, which makes her want to meet her
own biological father. When she finds out he lives in Morocco,
the two girls decide to find him.
A PROPHET
(UN PROPHETE)
FRANCE - 2008
DIRECTOR : JACQUES AUDIARD
STARRING : TAHAR RAHIM, NIELS ARESTRUP,
ADEL BENCHERIF, REDA KATEB
GENRE : DRAMA
RUNNING TIME : 149 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena doesn't
know how to read or write. When he arrives in the prison, he's
19 years old. Younger and more fragile than the other
inmates, he falls under the thumb of a group of Corsican
prisoners, which imposes its law in the prison. The young man
quickly learns the ropes.
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MID-AUGUST LUNCH
(PRANZO DI FERRAGOSTO)
ITALY - 2009
DIRECTOR : GIANNI DI GREGORIO
STARRING : GIANNI DI GREGORIO, VALERIA DE FRANCISCIS,
MARINA CACCIOTTI
GENRE : COMEDY
RUNNING TIME : 76 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
Gianni is a middle-aged man living in Rome with his imposing
and demanding elderly mother. During the celebration of the
holiday of Ferragosto on 15 August, when everybody leaves
town to have fun, opportunity will knock on Gianni's door in
the most unexpected way.
BROKEN EMBRACES
( LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS )
SPAIN - 2009
DIRECTOR : PEDRO ALMODOVAR
STARRING : PENELOPE CRUZ, BLANCA PORTILLO,
LLUIS HOMAR
GENRE : DRAMA
RUNNING TIME : 129 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
A man writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years
before, he was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote.
In the accident, he not only lost his sight, he also lost Lena, the
love of his life.
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SKIRT DAY
(LA JOURNEE DE LA JUPE)
FRANCE - 2009
DIRECTOR : JEAN-PAUL LILIENFELD
STARRING : ISABELLE ADJANI, DENIS PODALYDES,
JACKIE BERROYER
GENRE : DRAMA
RUNNING TIME : 88 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
Sonia Bergerac is a teacher at a school for ‘difficult’ children.
One day, fed up with the continuous violence and lack of
interest from her students, she loses it and takes them in
hostage…
FOUR MINUTES
(VIER MINUTEN)
GERMANY - 2007
DIRECTOR : CHRIS KRAUS
STARRING : MONICA BLEIBTREU, HANNAH HERZSPRUNG,
SVEN PIPPIG
GENRE : DRAMA
RUNNING TIME : 112 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
Traude Krueger, an elderly piano teacher, trains a young
convict at a women's penitentiary. Jenny has been locked up
for killing someone. When Traude Krueger discovers the girl's
terrible secret, she makes it her mission to retransform Jenny
into the musical wunderkind she once was.
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TIRAMISU
NETHERLANDS - 2008
DIRECTOR : PAULA VAN DER OEST
STARRING : ANNEKE BLOK, JACOB DERWIG,
OLGA ZUIDERHOEK, RIFKA LODEIZEN
GENRE : COMEDY
RUNNING TIME : 90 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
Romantic tragedy-comedy sketches the mood of Amsterdam's
stage world. A snappy star actress has to confront the facts in
front of her complete entourage. With an important role for
her book keeper.
THIS IS ENGLAND
UNITED KINGDOM - 2007
DIRECTOR : SHANE MEADOWS
STARRING : THOMAS TURGOOSE, STEPHEN GRAHAM,
JOSEPH GILGUN
GENRE : DRAMA
RUNNING TIME : 97 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
A story about Shaun, a troubled boy growing up in England,
set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way
home from school, after a fight. They become his new best
friends even like family. Based on experiences of director
Shane Meadows.
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THE LAST DAYS OF EMMA BLANK
NETHERLANDS - 2009
DIRECTOR : ALEX VAN WARMERDAM
STARRING : MARLIES HEUER, ALEX VAN WARMERDAM,
GENE BERVOETS
GENRE : COMEDY
RUNNING TIME : 90 MIN
LANGUAGE: -
A woman living in a large country home drives her servants to
mutiny with her outrageous demands as she waits for death
to come for her.