Actor Hussein Fahmi, president of one of the most important institutions of Arab cinema, the Cairo Film Festival. (Credit: Courtesy of the Cairo Film Festival)
He arrives, now past 86, still as dashing as ever. Along the way, admiring compatriots stop him in his tracks. Selfies are a must here, embraces customary. In the shade of a Riviera beach where he received an honorary prize from the prestigious Arab Cinema Center recognizing his fruitful career, Hussein Fahmi remains accessible, showing admirable patience with the few onlookers who recognize him on the Croisette. The hyperactive president of the Cairo Film Festival pulls business cards from his beige pants and calls his agent to connect the more curious. “Business is business,” he quips, removing his cap and sunglasses to reveal snow-white hair and piercing light eyes. Another artist interview Nikos Aliagas: 'I grew up listening to Fairuz and Umm Kulthum, whose songs my father played at home' A legend of the silver screen since his...
He arrives, now past 86, still as dashing as ever. Along the way, admiring compatriots stop him in his tracks. Selfies are a must here, embraces customary. In the shade of a Riviera beach where he received an honorary prize from the prestigious Arab Cinema Center recognizing his fruitful career, Hussein Fahmi remains accessible, showing admirable patience with the few onlookers who recognize him on the Croisette. The hyperactive president of the Cairo Film Festival pulls business cards from his beige pants and calls his agent to connect the more curious. “Business is business,” he quips, removing his cap and sunglasses to reveal snow-white hair and piercing light eyes. Another artist interview Nikos Aliagas: 'I grew up listening to Fairuz and Umm Kulthum, whose songs my father played at home' A legend of the silver screen since...
