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Atash bas
written by Tahmineh Milani, fl. 1989-2013; directed by Tahmineh Milani, fl. 1989-2013; produced by Mohammad Nikbin, fl. 1996-2012; performed by Keikavous Yakideh, fl. 2006, Mohammad Nikbin, fl. 1996-2012, Ahmad Mehranfar, fl. 2006-2012, Niloofar Khosh-kholgh, fl. 2001-2012, Elsa Firuz Azar, fl. 1996-2011, Elnaz Firuz Azar, fl. 2005-2011, Atila Pesiani, fl. 1988-2012, Mohammad Reza Golzar, 1975- and Mahnaz Afshar, 1977- (Iran: Privately Published, 2006), 1 hour 42 mins
This drama was directed by Tahmineh Milani and features Mahnaz Afshar, Mohammad Reza Golzar, and Atila Pesiani.
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written by Tahmineh Milani, fl. 1989-2013; directed by Tahmineh Milani, fl. 1989-2013; produced by Mohammad Nikbin, fl. 1996-2012; performed by Keikavous Yakideh, fl. 2006, Mohammad Nikbin, fl. 1996-2012, Ahmad Mehranfar, fl. 2006-2012, Niloofar Khosh-kholgh, fl. 2001-2012, Elsa Firuz Azar, fl. 1996-2011, Elnaz Firuz Azar, fl. 2005-2011, Atila Pesiani, fl. 1988-2012, Mohammad Reza Golzar, 1975- and Mahnaz Afshar, 1977- (Iran: Privately Published, 2006), 1 hour 42 mins
Description
This drama was directed by Tahmineh Milani and features Mahnaz Afshar, Mohammad Reza Golzar, and Atila Pesiani.
Date Written / Recorded
2006
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Keikavous Yakideh, fl. 2006, Mohammad Nikbin, fl. 1996-2012, Ahmad Mehranfar, fl. 2006-2012, Niloofar Khosh-kholgh, fl. 2001-2012, Elsa Firuz Azar, fl. 1996-2011, Elnaz Firuz Azar, fl. 2005-2011, Atila Pesiani, fl. 1988-2012, Mohammad Reza Golzar, 1975-, Mahnaz Afshar, 1977-
Contributor
Ali Reza Zarrindast, fl. 1969-2014, Mohammad Nikbin, fl. 1996-2012, Naser Cheshmazar, fl. 1979-2012
Author / Creator
Tahmineh Milani, fl. 1989-2013, Keikavous Yakideh, fl. 2006, Mohammad Nikbin, fl. 1996-2012, Ahmad Mehranfar, fl. 2006-2012, Niloofar Khosh-kholgh, fl. 2001-2012, Elsa Firuz Azar, fl. 1996-2011, Elnaz Firuz Azar, fl. 2005-2011, Atila Pesiani, fl. 1988-2012, Mohammad Reza Golzar, 1975-, Mahnaz Afshar, 1977-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Marital relations, Psychology
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Tahmineh Milani
Place Written / Recorded
Iran
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The Cycle = دایره مینا
directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Fourouzan, fl. 1964-1978, Ezzatolah Entezami, 1924- and Saeed Kangarani, 1954- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 38 mins
Dariush Mehrjui took the title of his 1973 film from a line by the medieval Persian mystic poet Hafiz: 'Because of the cycle of the universe, my heart is bleeding.' This bleeding is both literal and figurative: A rural young man, Ali, and his ailing father become a part of in the corrupt and unsanitary 'free mark...
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directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Fourouzan, fl. 1964-1978, Ezzatolah Entezami, 1924- and Saeed Kangarani, 1954- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 38 mins
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Dariush Mehrjui took the title of his 1973 film from a line by the medieval Persian mystic poet Hafiz: 'Because of the cycle of the universe, my heart is bleeding.' This bleeding is both literal and figurative: A rural young man, Ali, and his ailing father become a part of in the corrupt and unsanitary 'free market' blood industry when they come to Tehran's main hospital to seek a cure for the father. The young man becomes involved with a worldl...
Dariush Mehrjui took the title of his 1973 film from a line by the medieval Persian mystic poet Hafiz: 'Because of the cycle of the universe, my heart is bleeding.' This bleeding is both literal and figurative: A rural young man, Ali, and his ailing father become a part of in the corrupt and unsanitary 'free market' blood industry when they come to Tehran's main hospital to seek a cure for the father. The young man becomes involved with a worldly and tolerant nurse (played by a sex symbol and movie star of the Pahlavi era, Fourouzan), and survives by becoming part of the black market working out of the hospital. Mehrjui said that he wanted to show 'a human society of vultures, dedicating themselves eagerly to engulfing the lives of others.' The screenplay was written by Mehrjui's frequent collaborator, Ghoran Hossein Sai'edi, a doctor who ran a free clinic who was later imprisoned and tortured under the Shah's regime. Though the Government Ministry of Culture funded the film, it was not immediately released in Iran due to the medical establishment's objections. It was awarded the International Critics' prize in Berlin and the Antenne 2 Grand Prize in Paris. It was finally shown in 1977 in Iran, and was instrumental in the foundation of the Blood Transfusion Organization of Iran. It was not seen in the U.S. until the day after the Islamic Revolution took control of the country. Mehrjui was a favorite filmmaker of the Ayatollah, but he struggled with the religious government's strictures. Awards/Festivals: FIPRESCI Prize Cinema of New Forum & OCIC Award Cinema of New Form Berlin International Film Festival 1978; Toronto International Film Festival 1978; Chicago International Film Festival 1978.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Fourouzan, fl. 1964-1978, Ezzatolah Entezami, 1924-, Saeed Kangarani, 1954-
Author / Creator
Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-, Fourouzan, fl. 1964-1978, Ezzatolah Entezami, 1924-, Saeed Kangarani, 1954-
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Public health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1975 Used by permission of Dariush Mehrjui.
Place Written / Recorded
Iran, Tehran, Tehran Province
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DAF
directed by Bahman Ghobadi, 1969- (Jeonju International Film Festival, 2003), 39 mins
This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks...
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directed by Bahman Ghobadi, 1969- (Jeonju International Film Festival, 2003), 39 mins
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This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks used in the instrument's manufacture. A doctor visits the father's younger 3-1/2 year-old son, who has also lost his eyesight, and o...
This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks used in the instrument's manufacture. A doctor visits the father's younger 3-1/2 year-old son, who has also lost his eyesight, and offers this advice: 'Pray to God. Give to charity. Have ceremonies and have a dervish play the daf for him.' The greater part of the film focuses on the laborious work involved in the fabrication of daf and culminates in a rousing ritual for the ailing boy. The accomplished camerawork takes advantage of the surrounding scenery and local color. Sensitive individuals are warned of a brief but graphic segment of sheep being slaughtered
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bahman Ghobadi, 1969-
Author / Creator
Bahman Ghobadi, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Jeonju International Film Festival
Topic / Theme
Iranian, Kurdish, Religious rites and ceremonies, Cultural identity, Musical instruments, Poverty, Ethnography, Iranians
Place Written / Recorded
Iran
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Gilaneh
directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab, fl. 2002-2010 and Rakshan Bani-E'temad, 1954-; performed by Baran Kosari, 1995-, Shahrokh Foroutanian, fl. 2004-2012 and Madjid Bahrami, fl. 2003-2005 (Iran: Sheherazad Media International), 1 hour 24 mins
The film illustrates the love and devotion a mother has for her son and daughter even though the violence of war destroys their dreams. As Iranians celebrate the New Year, Iraqi bombs rain down on Tehran in 1988. We meet the widowed Gilaneh and her pregnant daughter who are in search of the daughter's husband who...
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directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab, fl. 2002-2010 and Rakshan Bani-E'temad, 1954-; performed by Baran Kosari, 1995-, Shahrokh Foroutanian, fl. 2004-2012 and Madjid Bahrami, fl. 2003-2005 (Iran: Sheherazad Media International), 1 hour 24 mins
Description
The film illustrates the love and devotion a mother has for her son and daughter even though the violence of war destroys their dreams. As Iranians celebrate the New Year, Iraqi bombs rain down on Tehran in 1988. We meet the widowed Gilaneh and her pregnant daughter who are in search of the daughter's husband who has deserted his military post. As the inhabitants of Tehran are fleeing the bomb ridden city, Gilaneh and her daughter make the per...
The film illustrates the love and devotion a mother has for her son and daughter even though the violence of war destroys their dreams. As Iranians celebrate the New Year, Iraqi bombs rain down on Tehran in 1988. We meet the widowed Gilaneh and her pregnant daughter who are in search of the daughter's husband who has deserted his military post. As the inhabitants of Tehran are fleeing the bomb ridden city, Gilaneh and her daughter make the perilous journey into the capital city to find the missing husband. Fifteen years later, the United States attacks Baghdad during another New Year's celebration. Scenes of the new war -- in which Iraq is now the invaded -- flash insistently across the television while Gilaneh tries to rebuild her hopes and dreams for her children whose lives have been shattered by violence. This time her dream is to find a war widow in a distant town to marry and care for her invalid son. Awards: Best Film and Best Actress at Kara (Pakastan) International Film Festival in 2005; NETPAC Award at Festival de Vesoul (France) in 2006; Special Jury Prize at Festival International de Cine Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) in 2006. Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Baran Kosari, 1995-, Shahrokh Foroutanian, fl. 2004-2012, Madjid Bahrami, fl. 2003-2005
Author / Creator
Mohsen Abdolvahab, fl. 2002-2010, Rakshan Bani-E'temad, 1954-, Baran Kosari, 1995-, Shahrokh Foroutanian, fl. 2004-2012, Madjid Bahrami, fl. 2003-2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Sheherazad Media International
Topic / Theme
War, Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988, Iraq War, 2003-2011
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Used by permission of Sheherazad Media International.
Place Written / Recorded
Iran, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Tehran, Tehran Province
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Good To Be Back =چه خوبه که برگشتی
directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Reza Attaran, fl. 1995, Mahnaz Afshar, 1977- and Hamed Behdad, 1973- (Privately Published, 2013), 1 hour 36 mins
This film, directed by Dariush Mehrjui, features actors Hamed Behdad, Mahnaz Afshar, and Reza Attaran.
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directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Reza Attaran, fl. 1995, Mahnaz Afshar, 1977- and Hamed Behdad, 1973- (Privately Published, 2013), 1 hour 36 mins
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This film, directed by Dariush Mehrjui, features actors Hamed Behdad, Mahnaz Afshar, and Reza Attaran.
Date Written / Recorded
2013
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Reza Attaran, fl. 1995, Mahnaz Afshar, 1977-, Hamed Behdad, 1973-
Author / Creator
Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-, Reza Attaran, fl. 1995, Mahnaz Afshar, 1977-, Hamed Behdad, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Comedy, Film and films, Persian people, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by Dariush Mehrjui
Place Written / Recorded
Iran
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Lesson From Bam
directed by Alireza Ghanie, fl. 2002 (Iran: Privately Published), 24 mins
Made 40 days after the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran killed over 68,000 people and destroyed the city's ancient mud-brick citadel, Lesson from Bam honors the Great Citadel - a heritage that is gone, but a memory that should be kept. Director Alireza Ghanie films the children of the Old Citadel School who now attend...
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directed by Alireza Ghanie, fl. 2002 (Iran: Privately Published), 24 mins
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Made 40 days after the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran killed over 68,000 people and destroyed the city's ancient mud-brick citadel, Lesson from Bam honors the Great Citadel - a heritage that is gone, but a memory that should be kept. Director Alireza Ghanie films the children of the Old Citadel School who now attend class in the open air since most of the community's buildings have been destroyed. The children have written compositions about thei...
Made 40 days after the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran killed over 68,000 people and destroyed the city's ancient mud-brick citadel, Lesson from Bam honors the Great Citadel - a heritage that is gone, but a memory that should be kept. Director Alireza Ghanie films the children of the Old Citadel School who now attend class in the open air since most of the community's buildings have been destroyed. The children have written compositions about their experience of the earthquake, and one by one, they read their compositions to the rest of the class.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Alireza Ghanie, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Buildings, Earthquakes
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Used by permission of Alireza Ghanie.
Place Written / Recorded
Iran
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Maryam's Sins
directed by Parisa Shahandeh, fl. 2003 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 31 mins
In southwest Iran, a man commits a 'chastity murder' -- he beheads his 7-year-old daughter when he believes that she had been raped by her uncle. Through interviews with the family members (including two young children who had witnessed the murder) and law enforcement officers, the after-effects of this horrific...
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directed by Parisa Shahandeh, fl. 2003 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 31 mins
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In southwest Iran, a man commits a 'chastity murder' -- he beheads his 7-year-old daughter when he believes that she had been raped by her uncle. Through interviews with the family members (including two young children who had witnessed the murder) and law enforcement officers, the after-effects of this horrific crime are explored, and the treatment of women in Arab minority tribes laid bare. Festivals: Melbourne International Film Festival;...
In southwest Iran, a man commits a 'chastity murder' -- he beheads his 7-year-old daughter when he believes that she had been raped by her uncle. Through interviews with the family members (including two young children who had witnessed the murder) and law enforcement officers, the after-effects of this horrific crime are explored, and the treatment of women in Arab minority tribes laid bare. Festivals: Melbourne International Film Festival; Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival; Mumbai International Film Festival; Tampere International Short Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Parisa Shahandeh, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Law enforcement, Religious beliefs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
Place Written / Recorded
Iran
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Offside
directed by Jafar Panahi, 1960-; produced by Jafar Panahi, 1960-, Jafar Panahi Film Productions; performed by Sima Mobarak-Shahi, fl. 2006, Shayesteh Irani, fl. 2006-2016 and Ayda Sadeqi, fl. 2006 (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2007), 1 hour 32 mins
From the director of THE CIRCLE and CRIMSON GOLD comes a smart comedy illustrating the fight for women's rights in Iran. Who is that strange boy sitting quietly in the corner of a bus full of screaming fans going to the football match? In fact, this shy boy is a girl in disguise. She is not alone, women also love...
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directed by Jafar Panahi, 1960-; produced by Jafar Panahi, 1960-, Jafar Panahi Film Productions; performed by Sima Mobarak-Shahi, fl. 2006, Shayesteh Irani, fl. 2006-2016 and Ayda Sadeqi, fl. 2006 (New York, NY: Sony Pictures Classics, 2007), 1 hour 32 mins
Description
From the director of THE CIRCLE and CRIMSON GOLD comes a smart comedy illustrating the fight for women's rights in Iran. Who is that strange boy sitting quietly in the corner of a bus full of screaming fans going to the football match? In fact, this shy boy is a girl in disguise. She is not alone, women also love football in Iran. Before the game begins, she is arrested at the check point and put into a holding pen just by the stadium with a band...
From the director of THE CIRCLE and CRIMSON GOLD comes a smart comedy illustrating the fight for women's rights in Iran. Who is that strange boy sitting quietly in the corner of a bus full of screaming fans going to the football match? In fact, this shy boy is a girl in disguise. She is not alone, women also love football in Iran. Before the game begins, she is arrested at the check point and put into a holding pen just by the stadium with a band of other women all dressed up as men. They will be handed over to the vice squad after the match. But before this, they will be tortured! They must endure every cheer, every shout of a game they cannot see. Worse yet, they must listen to the play-by-play account of a soldier who knows nothing about football. Yet, these young girls just won't give up. They use every trick in the book to see the match. OFFSIDE is a smart comedy illustrating the fight for women's rights in Iran.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Sima Mobarak-Shahi, fl. 2006, Shayesteh Irani, fl. 2006-2016, Ayda Sadeqi, fl. 2006
Contributor
Jafar Panahi, 1960-, Jafar Panahi Film Productions, Korosh Bozorgpour, fl. 2006, Yuval Barazani, fl. 2003-2006
Author / Creator
Jafar Panahi, 1960-, Sima Mobarak-Shahi, fl. 2006, Shayesteh Irani, fl. 2006-2016, Ayda Sadeqi, fl. 2006, Shadmehr Rastin, fl. 2002-2014
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Topic / Theme
Women's rights, Sports, First Girl, Smoking Girl, Soccer Girl
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by Sony Pictures Classics
Place Written / Recorded
Iran
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The Orange Suit = نارنجی پوش
directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Kianoosh Gerami, 1962-, Homayoun Ershadi, 1947- and Hamed Behdad, 1973- (Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 46 mins
This film is about one man's attempt to grapple with the contradictions of modern Iran. The plot is straightforward: a press photographer, inspired by a book on feng shui, begins altering his life by clearing his home, and then his city, of clutter and garbage. In the process he is supported by his son and his son...
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directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Kianoosh Gerami, 1962-, Homayoun Ershadi, 1947- and Hamed Behdad, 1973- (Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 46 mins
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This film is about one man's attempt to grapple with the contradictions of modern Iran. The plot is straightforward: a press photographer, inspired by a book on feng shui, begins altering his life by clearing his home, and then his city, of clutter and garbage. In the process he is supported by his son and his son's tutor, but comes into conflict with his emigre wife, a mathematical genius. This film thus tells two inter-connected stories: one...
This film is about one man's attempt to grapple with the contradictions of modern Iran. The plot is straightforward: a press photographer, inspired by a book on feng shui, begins altering his life by clearing his home, and then his city, of clutter and garbage. In the process he is supported by his son and his son's tutor, but comes into conflict with his emigre wife, a mathematical genius. This film thus tells two inter-connected stories: one of a man's obsession with an issue (that of garbage), and the other of a marriage falling to pieces, partly because of this obsession, but partly also because of the divergent ambitions of the couple.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Kianoosh Gerami, 1962-, Homayoun Ershadi, 1947-, Hamed Behdad, 1973-
Author / Creator
Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-, Kianoosh Gerami, 1962-, Homayoun Ershadi, 1947-, Hamed Behdad, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2012, 2012-02-03
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Persian people, Waste disposal, Marriage, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Dariush Mehrjui
Place Written / Recorded
Iran
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Pari = پری
directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Ali Mosaffa, 1966- and Niki Karimi, 1971- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 53 mins
After reading a book written by a 12th century ascetic, Pari, a student of literature and theater at one of Tehran's universities, becomes obsessed with plumbing the depths of the spiritual and mystical dimension. Pari's obsession becomes so intense that she begins to lose all interest in the outside world and ev...
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directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Ali Mosaffa, 1966- and Niki Karimi, 1971- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 53 mins
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After reading a book written by a 12th century ascetic, Pari, a student of literature and theater at one of Tehran's universities, becomes obsessed with plumbing the depths of the spiritual and mystical dimension. Pari's obsession becomes so intense that she begins to lose all interest in the outside world and even entertains thoughts of committing suicide, as her elder brother Assad had done. The young woman's remaining brother (who also had to...
After reading a book written by a 12th century ascetic, Pari, a student of literature and theater at one of Tehran's universities, becomes obsessed with plumbing the depths of the spiritual and mystical dimension. Pari's obsession becomes so intense that she begins to lose all interest in the outside world and even entertains thoughts of committing suicide, as her elder brother Assad had done. The young woman's remaining brother (who also had to overcome his own obsession with mysticism) tries to bring Pari back from the verge of a nervous breakdown. The director Maherjui confidently tackles psychological issues, as he does in the other films in the nineties trilogy (Sara in 1993 and Leila in 1996). The film is loosely based on Salinger's novel Franny and Zooey, though Pari's spiritual quest of Sufism, religion and literature makes for a singularly Persian mystique. Awards/Festivals: Crystal Simorgh for Best Film Fajr Film Festival 1995.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Ali Mosaffa, 1966-, Niki Karimi, 1971-
Author / Creator
Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-, Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Ali Mosaffa, 1966-, Niki Karimi, 1971-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Psychology, Religious practices
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 Used by permission of Dariush Mehrjui.
Place Written / Recorded
Iran
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