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August Sun
directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012 and Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 44 mins
This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, e...
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directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012 and Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 44 mins
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This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, each of whom is affected by the war in different ways. Chamari enlists the aid of a London-based journalist to help locate her husband,...
This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, each of whom is affected by the war in different ways. Chamari enlists the aid of a London-based journalist to help locate her husband, a pilot who was captured by the Tamil Tigers; a young Muslim boy Arfath tries to keep his dog, even as his family joins thousands of other Muslims in a mass exodus to escape the conflict; and Dumida, a lonely young soldier, discovers that his sister has been working as a prostitute in a brothel that serves both Sinhalese and Tamil soldiers. All of these events, presented from a Sinhalese perspective, take place under the searing heat of a hot August sun and the weight of lengthy civil war. Awards/Festivals: Grand Jury Prize and nominated Lino Brocka Award Cinemanila International Film Festival 2003; Grand Prix des Amriques Montreal World Film Festival 2003; FIPRESCI/NETPAC Award Singapore International Film Festival 2004; Amiens International Film Festival 2003; International Film Festival Rotterdam 2004; Deauville Asian Film Festival 2004.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012, Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003
Contributor
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-
Author / Creator
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-, Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012, Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan, Armed forces, Refugees, War, Civil war
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Used by permission of Prasanna Vithanage.
Awards Event
Vesoul Asian Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, Montréal World Film Festival, Fribourg International Film Festival, Cinemanila International Film Festival
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رنگ خدا
directed by Majid Majidi, 1959-; performed by Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999 and Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010 (Iran: Cinemajidi), 1 hour 30 mins
This film tells the story of Mohammad, who after a year in Tehran learning to read Braille, returns to his village with his widowed father. His father fears that a blind son will prevent him from marrying again, so he puts Mohammad into an apprenticeship program as a carpenter. The Color of Paradise is a painfully...
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directed by Majid Majidi, 1959-; performed by Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999 and Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010 (Iran: Cinemajidi), 1 hour 30 mins
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This film tells the story of Mohammad, who after a year in Tehran learning to read Braille, returns to his village with his widowed father. His father fears that a blind son will prevent him from marrying again, so he puts Mohammad into an apprenticeship program as a carpenter. The Color of Paradise is a painfully beautiful film about a blind boy's ability to see more than others who are bound by tradition and religion. Filmed with mainly amateur...
This film tells the story of Mohammad, who after a year in Tehran learning to read Braille, returns to his village with his widowed father. His father fears that a blind son will prevent him from marrying again, so he puts Mohammad into an apprenticeship program as a carpenter. The Color of Paradise is a painfully beautiful film about a blind boy's ability to see more than others who are bound by tradition and religion. Filmed with mainly amateur actors, this is an award winning and critically acclaimed film. Awards: Best Film and Best Actor at Cinemanila (Philippines) International Film in 2000; Festival Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor at Valenciennes (France) Film Festival in 2000; Best Director at Isfahan Children and Young Adults Film Festival in 2000; Best Film at Fajr (Tehran) International Film Festival in 1999; Grand Prix Americas Award for Best Film at Montreal World Film Festival in 1999.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012-06-06
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999, Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010
Author / Creator
Majid Majidi, 1959-, Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999, Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Cinemajidi
Topic / Theme
Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 Used by permission of Cinemajidi.
Awards Event
Young Artist Awards, Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films, Uruguayan Film Critics Association, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Online Film Critics Society Awards, Montréal World Film Festival, London Critics Circle Film Awards, Gijón International Film Festival, Giffoni Film Festival, Cinemanila International Film Festival, Chlotrudis Awards
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شاعر زباله ها
directed by Mohammad Ahmadi, fl. 2010-2012; performed by Leila Hatami, 1972-, Mohammad Eskandari, fl. 1971-2005 and Saber Abbar, fl. 2005-2013 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 17 mins
After administering rigorous examinations in science, religion and politics, the Iranian government assigns a handful of men from the nation's unemployed millions to the undignified job of street-cleaning. The crew is made up of ambitious young dreamers, including a pilot who stares into the sky and a musician who...
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directed by Mohammad Ahmadi, fl. 2010-2012; performed by Leila Hatami, 1972-, Mohammad Eskandari, fl. 1971-2005 and Saber Abbar, fl. 2005-2013 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 17 mins
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After administering rigorous examinations in science, religion and politics, the Iranian government assigns a handful of men from the nation's unemployed millions to the undignified job of street-cleaning. The crew is made up of ambitious young dreamers, including a pilot who stares into the sky and a musician who conducts over an orchestra of trash. One, a childlike poet, assembles scraps of a beautiful widow's unsent letters and reads of her lo...
After administering rigorous examinations in science, religion and politics, the Iranian government assigns a handful of men from the nation's unemployed millions to the undignified job of street-cleaning. The crew is made up of ambitious young dreamers, including a pilot who stares into the sky and a musician who conducts over an orchestra of trash. One, a childlike poet, assembles scraps of a beautiful widow's unsent letters and reads of her lonely hopelessness. To comfort her, he anonymously mails her the discarded poems of a renowned poet, accompanied by anonymous love letters in his own hand. As the two trade words--his in blank envelopes, hers in the trash--his care for this sorrowful woman grows into quiet love. But how could she ever fall for a destitute trashman? A tender, beautiful film, Poet of the Wastes is an eloquent prayer to the uplifting power of literature and simple acts of love. Awards: Won 2006 African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival "City of Milan" Prize, Won 2006 Reel World International Film Festival Outstanding International Feature award, Won 2006 Molodist International Film Festival Ecumenical Award, Won 2006 Didar Film Festival Best Film.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Leila Hatami, 1972-, Mohammad Eskandari, fl. 1971-2005, Saber Abbar, fl. 2005-2013
Author / Creator
Mohammad Ahmadi, fl. 2010-2012, Leila Hatami, 1972-, Mohammad Eskandari, fl. 1971-2005, Saber Abbar, fl. 2005-2013
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Poverty, Relationships, Religion
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
Awards Event
Busan International Film Festival, Montréal World Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival
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সতী = Sati
directed by Aparna Sen, 1945-; performed by Shabana Azmi, 1950-, Kali Bannerjee, 1921-1993 and Arun Bannerjee, fl. 1989 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 51 mins
The young Brahmin girl (Shabana Azmi) in this story has a disastrous horoscope. In an Indian village in 1828, this can be a real handicap. The fact that she is mute only compounds her difficulties. Her horoscope predicts that she will become a widow at an early age. If this turns out as predicted, in addition to b...
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directed by Aparna Sen, 1945-; performed by Shabana Azmi, 1950-, Kali Bannerjee, 1921-1993 and Arun Bannerjee, fl. 1989 (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 51 mins
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The young Brahmin girl (Shabana Azmi) in this story has a disastrous horoscope. In an Indian village in 1828, this can be a real handicap. The fact that she is mute only compounds her difficulties. Her horoscope predicts that she will become a widow at an early age. If this turns out as predicted, in addition to being bad luck for her prospective husbands, it is bad luck for her, as she will, according to the customs of the time, have to commit s...
The young Brahmin girl (Shabana Azmi) in this story has a disastrous horoscope. In an Indian village in 1828, this can be a real handicap. The fact that she is mute only compounds her difficulties. Her horoscope predicts that she will become a widow at an early age. If this turns out as predicted, in addition to being bad luck for her prospective husbands, it is bad luck for her, as she will, according to the customs of the time, have to commit suttee, sati. That means she will have to be burned alive on her husband's funeral pyre. To avoid this fate, her family has hit upon the appealing strategem of having her marry a banyan tree.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Shabana Azmi, 1950-, Kali Bannerjee, 1921-1993, Arun Bannerjee, fl. 1989
Author / Creator
Aparna Sen, 1945-, Shabana Azmi, 1950-, Kali Bannerjee, 1921-1993, Arun Bannerjee, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Marriage
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
Montréal World Film Festival
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Ruoma de shi qi sui
directed by Zhang Jiarui, 1958-; performed by Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003 and Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 29 mins
When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her ear...
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directed by Zhang Jiarui, 1958-; performed by Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003 and Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 29 mins
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When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her earn money by getting her to pose in her tribal costume with the tourists. But soon Ming has to leave. Screened at the Berlin Internationa...
When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her earn money by getting her to pose in her tribal costume with the tourists. But soon Ming has to leave. Screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Pusan International Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-10
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003, Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003
Contributor
Zhang Jiarui, 1958-
Author / Creator
Zhang Jiarui, 1958-, Zhigang Yang, fl. 2003, Min Li, fl. 2003, Linyuan Shu, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Chinese, Love, Adolescence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Zhang Jiarui.
Awards Event
Shanghai Film Critics Awards, Montréal World Film Festival, Golden Rooster Awards, Beijing College Student Film Festival
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باران
directed by Majid Majidi, 1959-; performed by Mohammad Amir Naji, fl. 1997-2012, Zahra Bahrami, fl. 2001 and Hossein Abedini, fl. 1996-2012 (Iran: Cinemajidi), 1 hour 36 mins
The story is set during recent times in which there are a large number of Afghan refugees living on the outskirts of Tehran. Although almost a silent movie, Baran won a number of awards both nationally and internationally for the director and writer, Majid Majidi. Seventeen-year-old Lateef works on a construction...
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directed by Majid Majidi, 1959-; performed by Mohammad Amir Naji, fl. 1997-2012, Zahra Bahrami, fl. 2001 and Hossein Abedini, fl. 1996-2012 (Iran: Cinemajidi), 1 hour 36 mins
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The story is set during recent times in which there are a large number of Afghan refugees living on the outskirts of Tehran. Although almost a silent movie, Baran won a number of awards both nationally and internationally for the director and writer, Majid Majidi. Seventeen-year-old Lateef works on a construction site in Tehran with illegal Afghan workers. When he is given heavier tasks to compensate for a new Afghan worker, Rahmat, he is filled...
The story is set during recent times in which there are a large number of Afghan refugees living on the outskirts of Tehran. Although almost a silent movie, Baran won a number of awards both nationally and internationally for the director and writer, Majid Majidi. Seventeen-year-old Lateef works on a construction site in Tehran with illegal Afghan workers. When he is given heavier tasks to compensate for a new Afghan worker, Rahmat, he is filled with resentment and treats Rahmat cruelly. After one of his pranks, Lateef discovers Rahmat is in fact a girl named Baran. Lateef's heart softens towards Baran, and he shows his new affection for her by doing what he can to ease the hardships she suffers at work. When government inspectors force all Afghans to be fired from the site, Lateef jeopardizes his social standing and endangers his own well-being to find her. Awards: Grand Prix Americas Award for Best Film at Montreal World Film Festival in 2001.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012-06-06
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mohammad Amir Naji, fl. 1997-2012, Zahra Bahrami, fl. 2001, Hossein Abedini, fl. 1996-2012
Author / Creator
Majid Majidi, 1959-, Mohammad Amir Naji, fl. 1997-2012, Zahra Bahrami, fl. 2001, Hossein Abedini, fl. 1996-2012
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Cinemajidi
Topic / Theme
Gender, Refugees, Social classes, Women's health issues
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Used by permission of Cinemajidi.
Awards Event
Satellite Awards, Oslo Films From the South Festival, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, Montréal World Film Festival, Gijón International Film Festival, Fajr International Film Festival, European Film Awards, Chicago International Film Festival
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黑骏马
directed by Xie Fei, 1942-; performed by Bayirtcya, fl. 1997, Aojirdai, fl. 1997 and Dalarsurong, fl. 1997 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 41 mins
Adapted from the novel Black Steed by Zhang Chengzhi (who spent four years during the Chinese Cultural Revolution with an Inner Mongolian family), A Mongolian Tale begins with two children being raised by Nai Nai, a wise grandmother, in the peaceful purity of childhood and the Mongolian steppes. Xie Fei's storytel...
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directed by Xie Fei, 1942-; performed by Bayirtcya, fl. 1997, Aojirdai, fl. 1997 and Dalarsurong, fl. 1997 (China: Privately Published), 1 hour 41 mins
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Adapted from the novel Black Steed by Zhang Chengzhi (who spent four years during the Chinese Cultural Revolution with an Inner Mongolian family), A Mongolian Tale begins with two children being raised by Nai Nai, a wise grandmother, in the peaceful purity of childhood and the Mongolian steppes. Xie Fei's storytelling is simple and resonates with dignity. The spacious, traditional world of the steppe people is an idyllic landscape that seems time...
Adapted from the novel Black Steed by Zhang Chengzhi (who spent four years during the Chinese Cultural Revolution with an Inner Mongolian family), A Mongolian Tale begins with two children being raised by Nai Nai, a wise grandmother, in the peaceful purity of childhood and the Mongolian steppes. Xie Fei's storytelling is simple and resonates with dignity. The spacious, traditional world of the steppe people is an idyllic landscape that seems timeless. Yet this is no fairytale but the story of childhood sweethearts separated by a changing world. Beiyinbulog, a boy whose father has left him to be raised by Nai Nai, has to leave Somiya, her shepherd grandmother's helper, when his father summons him to train in veterinary science in the city. When he returns for her as a folksinger, three years later, he finds her circumstances radically changed. As adults the two find their true destinies and the hand that fate has dealt. How do we redeem our idyllic dreams dashed by realities? Can love and acceptance be found despite betrayal and loss? Beiyinbulog is played by Tengger, a Mongolian-born pop singer and composer who composed the film's haunting, nostalgic score. His songs in the film capture the future for the children of the Mongolian steppes and the virtuous legacy of their homeland -'the vast and boundless grasslands are the cradle I was reared in.' Awards/Festivals: Best Director, Best Artistic Contribution Tengger's Music, Montreal World Film Festival; Best Director, Shanghai Film Critics Awards
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Bayirtcya, fl. 1997, Aojirdai, fl. 1997, Dalarsurong, fl. 1997
Contributor
Xie Fei, 1942-
Author / Creator
Xie Fei, 1942-, Bayirtcya, fl. 1997, Aojirdai, fl. 1997, Dalarsurong, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Mongolian, Nationalism, Family, Love, Romantic relationships, Mongols (Central Asia)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 Used by permission of Xie Fei.
Awards Event
Shanghai Film Critics Awards, Montréal World Film Festival
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