DestinyDirected by Youssef Chahine
Produced by Ognon Pictures
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 2 h 15 min
French release : 15/10/1997
Production year : 1997
DirectorActorsSynopsisThe great philosopher Averroes laid down the precepts which paved the way, not only for the age of enlightenment in Europe, but for all human thought to the present day. Wishing to appease the fundamentalists, the Caliph Mansur ordered all Averroes' works to be burnt. His friends and disciples decided to make copies and smuggle them abroad. Resisting pressure from fundamentalists of every persuasion, human knowledge will always find a way forward, towards the Other, towards Progress. About "It was through Maroun Bagdadi whose "L'homme voilé" he had produced that Humbert Balsan met Youssef Chahine. Chahine was desperately seeking a French co-producer for "Adieu Bonaparte". "We immediately found a complementary way of working; I brought the financial backing for his films and increased his scope of distribution, while respecting his independence". Balsan admits that Chahine gave him a lot, even in his work as a producer. "Chahine has a team which respects him, they really give their utmost. There's an amazing conviviality in the work. By his side I learnt to approach production from another viewpoint." From their collaboration were born : "Le Sixième jour", "Alexandrie encore et toujours", "The Emigré" and "Destiny"." (Marie-Claude Arbaudie - Le Film Français) Production and distributionAssociate production company : Ognon Pictures
Co-production : France 2 Cinéma
Foreign production company : Misr International Films
Film export/Foreign Sales : Pyramide International
French distribution : Pyramide Distribution
Full creditsExecutive Producers : Humbert Balsan, Gabriel Khoury
Screenwriter : Youssef Chahine
Director of Photography : Mohsen Nasr
Sound Recordist : Gasser Khorched
Production Manager : Hicham Soliman
Press Attaché (film) : Dominique Segall
Editor : Rashida Abdel Salam
Music Composers : Kamal El Tawil, Yohia El Mougy
Costume Designer : Nahed Nasrallah
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Themes : Religion
Production language : Arabic
Nationality : Majority French (Egypt, France)
Production year : 1997
French release : 15/10/1997
Runtime : 2 h 15 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 89.029
Visa issue date : 10/10/1997
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby A
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