Product Details

• Actors: Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig
• Directors: Ruba Nadda
• Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: MPI HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: November 30, 2010
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0041KT3NK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,089 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Cairo Time" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Patricia Clarkson, who brightens just about any movie she's in, is positively luminous in Cairo Time. The plot of the movie barely exists: Juliette Grant (Clarkson, The Station Agent, Pieces of April) goes to Cairo to meet with her husband, a U.N. diplomat held up in Israel. At loose ends, she wanders the city and spends time with a friend of her husband's, Tareq (Alexander Siddig, Syriana, Deep Space Nine), with whom an understated but undeniable attraction forms. But Cairo Time isn't about plot--it's a wonderfully delicate examination of cultural differences and human connection across them. Both Clarkson and Siddig are superb; both are thoroughly grounded actors, and their firm grasp of their characters allows them to capture very quiet emotions that have a surprising impact. Director Ruba Nadda, who is a Canadian of Arab descent, has a skillful sense of rhythm and a keen eye for both human detail and magnificent landscapes. Cairo Time is a beautiful movie, romantic and melancholy, gentle and tart, subtle but deeply satisfying. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

A married magazine editor falls for one of her husband's old acquaintances while vacationing in Cairo in this romantic drama from writer/director Ruba Nadda. Juliette (Patricia Clarkson) is a magazine editor who is happily married to Mark (Tom McCamus), a Canadian diplomat. Their kids are all grown up, and they've planned a three-week vacation in Cairo together when Mark gets delayed in the Palestinian territories and Juliette is left to navigate the Egyptian capitol alone. In order to ensure his wife's safety until he arrives, Mark asks his former security officer and longtime friend Tareq (Alexander Siddig) to be her guide though the city. He never imagined that they would fall in love, but the more time Tareq and Juliette spend together the more difficult is becomes for them to deny their intense attraction to one another.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and romantic September 20, 2010

By Gabriel's Grace

Format:DVD

I completely disagree with the previous review. I found the movie delightful. The film brought back many memories of Cairo and Egypt (and Arab men) for me. There is also the experience of a woman traveling alone rather than traveling with a companion or family. I recognized many of the experiences that Juliette had as captured by the exquisite acting of Patricia Clarkson. I had no idea what an excellent actress she is. I especially loved the slow development of the relationship between Juliette and Tarek, played by Alexander Siddig. Hopefully, the film industry will cast Siddig in more romantic leads (if thats what he wants).
The movie did just scratch the surface on several little subplots but it did not get weighed down by them and kept to the theme of friendship and romance developing while a woman waits (unaccompanied) in Cairo. The music was beautiful as well. I recommend the movie (unless you only like action films) and I suggest checking out "The Making of Cairo Time" on Youtube for a little more background on the film and director. (Its an art film and a romance film.)

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Languid September 14, 2010

By L. J Nary

Format:Blu-ray

This movie has such a peaceful calm sensory feel. You can lose yourself in Clarkson's ability to flow thru her environment with a quiet nature and gravelly voice. She plays a loving devoted career focused wife. Her husband is stationed in Egypt and she travels to Cairo to share time with him on a sightseeing vacation. They do not see each other till the end, due to the nature of his work assignment. When she arrives to the city of pyramids and male filled tea houses, she meets such a kind beautiful man who had worked with her husband before retiring and moving on to own a teahouse in the colorful city. Her mate is held up and she stays in a warm lush hotel room with the other wives waiting for their time to spend with their partners. She feels the culture shock of the country and finds herself strangely drawn to make another connection of her husband's foreign friend. They resonate with each other in such a gentle soft way. They are natural and at ease with one another. Their time flows with a slow relaxing rhythm. The movies pace works with the characters. The finale seems appropriate yet sadly echoing a lost chance. The things I liked most about this film, Clarkson's relaxed calm and sensousness, the kindness of a male figure that felt so loving, the difference of a land not visited with all senses being engaged, the tea house and its wonderful brew of warmth and its lazy friendship, and romance.

26 of 30 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Cairo Time June 18, 2010

By C. M. Kortepeter

"Cairo Time" is an excellent film for those who love the sights and sounds of Cairo. It is a film about a N.Y. magazine editor, who is supposed to meet her husband for a week in Cairo. He is an employee of the UN and is held up in the Gaza Strip of Palestine settling a dispute between Israel and the occupied Gaza. He only appears in the last frames of the film at the point when his wife is succombing to the charms of the husband's Cairo assistant who is always discreet, though tempted, and tours the lady through many authentic Cairo scenes, including Han Khalili and a wedding in Alexandria.

A female viewer will recall that unprotected Western blond women do not walk alone on Cairo streets. Also the scenes in the male coffee house are very authentic. Many GIs must have seen such scenes in Baghdad. Unfortunately, the one item not authentic was the American visitor always wearing decolte dresses. Only Cairo's richest native women can wear such garb on the streets, knowing the police will protect them from molestation. See the film if you like Mideast sounds and customs. All actors were excellent.