The Youssef Chahine Podcast No. 31: Chahine and Dawn of a New Day: An Egyptian Perspective

This podcast has been very lucky with its listeners. Hussein, not only provided us with a possibility of viewing the wonderful Dawn of a New Day, but produced the sub-titles necessary to understand it. I took the opportunity of talking to Hussein to ask him about things we as English-speaking viewers simply did not understand. i.e an Egyptian perspective on the politics, the history, the significance of streets and buildings, the customs, the reputation of the actors in the film. All proved illuminating and enlightening and has certainly helped me understand Dawn of a New Day better. The conversation then continues onto Chahine as a figure in Egyptian cinema and culture and we will continue with that strand of conversation onto the next podcast.