Movie Summary of Cairo Time by Michael The Moviegoer.
CAIRO TIME = ***
“Walk Like An Egyptian”
Romance slowly simmers for Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig in the quiet, lovely “Cairo Time”.
Clarkson plays Juliette arriving in Cairo to meet her husband who works for the U.N. but is detained in Gaza. He sends an Egyptian friend to look after her. He’s wonderfully played by Siddig (“Syriana”).
Clarkson aimlessly roams the streets of Cairo in a sort of “Lost In Translation” haze. Over the course of several days (or weeks, it’s hard to tell) Juliette starts to develop a romantic bond with her new Egyptian friend. Her desires are read on her face and in her eyes. It’s an award-worthy performance in restraint for an actress who is overdue for such recognition.
Unlike the recent Julia Roberts film “Eat Pray Love”, in “Cairo Time” we have the story of a woman who finds herself without really looking. But what’s similar to Roberts’ film is how a drastic change of environment and culture can re-awaken one’s soul.
“Cairo Time” is beautifully photographed on location. The cinematography is gorgeous. The scenes shot at the pyramids are simply awesome. Well worth the trip.
DVD Double Feature:
A married woman finding love with an outsider late in her marriage, then having to struggle with the difficult life choices that always complicate seemingly settled lives. That’s the core of the drama in “Cairo Time”. It is also the circumstance that Meryl Streep faces as an Iowa housewife who has an affair with a traveling photographer played by Clint Eastwood in the haunting and lyrical “The Bridges Of Madison County”.
Michael The Moviegoer
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