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Cairo Station (1958)

Directed by Youssef Chahine · Cinematography by Alevise Orfanelli

77 min52 frames

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Cairo Station (1958) movie still: medium — A dark outdoor space features a corrugated metal wall and a side-profile man. Two men in dark caps stand…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with a mirror reflecting the subject's face. The woman stands before the glass and…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: medium — A bustling train station features a large glass-paned canopy above a docked locomotive train. A man…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: medium — An outdoor train station platform features a large rail car parked in the background. A man stands in the…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit passenger train car features wooden interior walls and simple window frame. A man wearing a…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: medium — Two people are positioned on dark railroad tracks directly in front of a light. The individuals face an…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped space filled with large storage containers in deep shadow. A man with a mustache looks…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: medium — A dusty railway track platform features industrial tanker cars in the background. A woman holds a large…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: fullbody — A dark, empty train station platform at night with passenger carriages in the background. A woman in a…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: closeup — A man peers over a wooden partition in an outdoor area. He wears a knit cap and looks forward at the…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: medium — A train conductor looks from the cockpit toward a passenger carriage on adjacent rails. Several…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: medium — A man sits inside a wooden passenger train carriage looking out an open window. Outside on the tracks…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with plain walls features two men in military-style uniforms. A foreground officer…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot of a small black and white cat in a dark environment. The cat rests its head forward…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: medium — A narrow wooden hallway is dark and shadowed with wood paneled walls. A young woman stands in an open…Cairo Station (1958) movie still: fullbody — A woman stands in the large rectangular doorway of a dark stone structure. She looks out toward a…
Cairo Station (1958) — © ستديو الأهرام (ستديوهات الأهرام), أفلام النيل (جبرائيل تلحمي)

Cairo Station — official trailer

What is Cairo Station about?

Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. While she jokes with him about a possible relationship, she is actually in love with Abu Siri, a strong and respected porter at the station who is struggling to unionize his fellow workers to combat their boss' exploitative and abusive treatment.

Where can you watch Cairo Station?

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What does the cinematography of Cairo Station look like?

Sampled across 52 frames, the coverage of Cairo Station leans on medium shots (42% of the sample) and close-ups (38%). Cinematographer Alevise Orfanelli keeps 38% of it in hard-edged, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 71% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Cairo Station?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Cairo Station (1958) are #020202, #8a8a8a, #c9c9c9, #fcfcfc, #474747, #303030 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #c9c9c9
  • #fcfcfc
  • #474747
  • #303030

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