Let's Talk
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Egyptian documentary filmmaker Marianne Khoury uses her own life to examine themes such as identity and relations through conversations with her daughter Sara. The conversations and the histories unfolding through the conversations create a mosaic of four generations living or having lived in Alexandria and Cairo, in Paris and Havana.
In addition to Marianne’s close family we meet «Uncle Joe» – or Youssef Chahine, the great Egyptian director himself. Let's Talk includes footage from the family archive and excerpts from some of Chahine's most famous films. The result is a personal documentary about a family with strong ties to cinema.
Johanne Svendsen Rognlien
Director
Marianne Khoury is a Cairo based filmmaker and producer, known for her close collaboration with the iconic filmmaker Youssef Chahine. She has produced among 30 of Chahine’s films, winning prizes internationally. In 2010 she directed the documentary Zelal about mental health issues, which was shown at the Venice Film Festival and in Dubai where it won the FIPRESCI prize.
Country Egypt
Year 2019
Director Marianne Khoury
Screenplay Marianne Khoury
Cinematography Marianne Khoury, Sara Shazli
Producer Marianne Khoury
Cast Marianne Khoury
Runtime 1h 35m
Language Arabic, French
Subtitles English
Format DCP
Age limit A
Links IMDb