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Cairo Time
"A tantalising brief encounter in a classic romantic movie mode, Cairo Time traces the intimacy and understanding that grows between Juliette, a Canadian magazine editor (Patricia Clarkson, clearly etched and luminous as ever) and Tareq, the Egyptian friend (courtly, intriguingly unattached Alexander Siddig) assigned by her diplomat husband to show her the sights of Cairo.
As Tareq guides Juliette through the chaos and uproar and shows her the city’s wonders, their pleasure is increasingly shadowed by the loyalty they feel to the man who put them together – Juliette’s husband and Tareq’s friend. That Arab-Canadian filmmaker Ruba Nadda shot an entire feature in that glorious, infuriating melee of a city is a miracle in itself and one that any armchair traveller will relish." (Source: World Cinema Showcase 2010)
Starring Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya, Tom McCamus, Amina Annabi
Directed by Ruba Nadda ('Aadan', 'Sabah')
Written by Ruba Nadda
Romance, Drama | 1hr 30mins | Rated (PG) | Contains Adult Themes | Origin: Canada, Ireland, Eygpt | Language: English and Arabic with English subtitles | External Trailer » | Official Site »
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Empire (Australia)
4
Clarkson and Siddig are believably drawn together to palpably depict how attraction can awkwardly arise.
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Hollywood Reporter
Aside from the sweltering Egyptian climate, little heat or excitement is generated by the film or its attractive stars.
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New York Times
The time does pass agreeably enough, and if Cairo Time does not amount to much, it does evoke a wistful state of feeling and a complicated city with enough skill and sensitivity that you wish it had dared more.
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NZ Herald (Peter Calder)
2
Love story without chemistry
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Rolling Stone (USA)
It's a haunting and hypnotic film.
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Variety (USA)
The fourth feature from Canadian writer-helmer Ruba Nadda ("Sabah") has a slightly breathless, old-fashioned feel, calling to mind the cliched fiction found in the type of ladies' magazine the heroine edits.
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