Overview of articles
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Writing on the Earth
Man has a breakdown when his wife dies during labour and their child is also born dead. He becomes convinced that God’s will is to…Published on: -
President Mir Qanbar
Humane and humourous portrait of a retired civil servant Mir Qanbar, who wants to take part in the presidential elections. Far from the capital TeheraPublished on: -
Shirin
A real experiment by Iranian master Kiarostami, in which he watches 112 Iranian actresses, plus the famous Juliette Binoche, while they view a performPublished on: -
Among the Clouds
Story of a teenage Iranian boy who earns his living carrying luggage for tourists at an Iranian-Iraqi border. When he falls for Noura, a beautiful…Published on: -
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
Light-hearted and wise tale about death and artistry, is first film by Farmanara in twenty years. He plays the lead as a director who makes…Published on: -
Blackboards
Second film by the director of The Apple. Looking for pupils, teachers with blackboards in the backs crisscross the dangerous border area between IranPublished on: -
Zamani barayé masti asbha/A Time for Drunken Horses
A moving, docu-realistic image of barren life high in the mountains of Iranian Kurdistan, where five orphans, one of whom is severely ill, try to…Published on: -
My Marlon and Brando
Dramatic road movie based on a true story about a young theatre actress from Istanbul who wants to go to her lover. The problem is…Published on: -
How Samira Made The Blackboard
Documentary by Maysam Makhmalbaf, the younger brother of successful director Samira, about the ‘making of’ her feature The Blackboards and his sister’Published on: -
Le tableau noir
Second film by the director of The Apple. Looking for pupils, teachers with blackboards on their backs crisscross the dangerous border area between IrPublished on: