Cairo Time

Name: Cairo Time
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: August 6, 2010
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 67

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IFC Films | Release Date: August 6, 2010 | PG

Summary: A romantic drama about a brief, unexpected love affair that catches two people completely off-guard.

Director: Ruba Nadda

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: PG

Runtime: 90 min

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Steven Rea

As in David Lean's "Brief Encounter," the suspense in Cairo Time comes from what doesn't happen between its pair of "lovers." Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Ms. Clarkson's performance as Juliette, the fashion-writer wife of a United Nations functionary, is the film's reason for being. She makes yearning palpable. She turns mysterious silences into a language of love. Read full review

Peter Rainer

You may find, as I did, that the lovely twilit moments in this movie stay with one, and that summoning them up in your mind is like slowing down time. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Cairo Time may be your ticket if you're in the mood for love, but the excursion is a cut-rate journey. Read full review

Calvin Wilson

If you're interested in a drama about a few days in the life of an American abroad, you may find Cairo Time engaging. But for some viewers, it all may be just too subtle. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Steve Ramos

Cairo Time remains smart, compelling and appropriately sad at its finale. Read full review

Alissa Simon

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. Read full review

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Andelsattar

Jun 8, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I enjoyed seeing the movie, unexpected love and ending.
(the accent of Tarek wasn't Egyptian)… Expand

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JohnR.

Aug 7, 2010

Good fil. Lingers in the mind.

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CorneliaL

Sep 6, 2010

Really beautiful, lush, intoxicating film. Seductive and inviting. I loved it and recommend it to anyone who is a fan of beautiful, artful filmmaking. http://poppingpictures.blogspot.com/2010/09/timing-is-everything.html

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Diezmartinez

Sep 6, 2010

Si no fuera por la gran Patricia Clarkson y por la fascinante -por lo menos en el filme- ciudad del Cairo, el mÃ¡s reciente largometraje de la cineasta canadiense Ruba Nadda no pasarÃa de ser un mero telefilme romÃ¡ntico. Pero con esos escenarios y conSi no fuera por la gran Patricia Clarkson y por la fascinante -por lo menos en el filme- ciudad del Cairo, el mÃ¡s reciente largometraje de la cineasta canadiense Ruba Nadda no pasarÃa de ser un mero telefilme romÃ¡ntico. Pero con esos escenarios y con esta actriz, nada de eso. AdemÃ¡s, hay que admitir que la seÃ±ora Nadda dirige con solvencia esta sobria historia de amor nunca consumada.… Expand

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Aug 24, 2010

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MorriBey

Jun 7, 2011

Did I enjoy it. Yeah i did. Sortof. Would i watch it again. Nope. Its a nice scenic tour around Cairo and is certainly a nice relaxing movie to watch. But , one of its failings is the lead female character. She appears mute and unsuitable to the role. There is no chemistry at allDid I enjoy it. Yeah i did. Sortof. Would i watch it again. Nope. Its a nice scenic tour around Cairo and is certainly a nice relaxing movie to watch. But , one of its failings is the lead female character. She appears mute and unsuitable to the role. There is no chemistry at all emancipating from her. If the movie had concentrated as much on the script and on the chosen female lead as they did with the scenery then it could have been good. Remnds me of an alright black and white movie.… Expand

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Nazgulero

Feb 13, 2011

The movie is quite nice to watch, except for, and am I the only one to notice, I wonder, the main female character. She is nauseatingly ugly, and her looks make it hard to believe that any sort of chemistry could possibly exist between her and...a man. Why spend all that money on making aThe movie is quite nice to watch, except for, and am I the only one to notice, I wonder, the main female character. She is nauseatingly ugly, and her looks make it hard to believe that any sort of chemistry could possibly exist between her and...a man. Why spend all that money on making a movie, and then cast someone with the looks of a witch from the woods ? I don't get it...… Expand

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