“God has created us for each other,” says Maryam to her husband Mohammad. Living in almost total isolation in rural Iran, the impoverished middle-aged couple is not only deeply in love, they literally complete each other. After losing both her forearms and one foot in a train accident, Maryam went against her parents’ will and eloped with her blind suitor. Since then, they’ve h...
A documentary about the restoration works on Jahan-Nama, which for years served as the Shah’s palace. By examining the palace and the restoration work being carried out, Kiarostami takes the opportunity to talk about professions and techniques that are gradually becoming extinct.
2002年，在阿巴斯．基阿魯斯米達作品《十段生命的律動》(Ten)之中演而優則導的Mania Akban，繼上回《20 FINGERS》(第三屆)透視女性在伊斯蘭社會的面面觀，今次再以車內的時間對話，探討女性問題。4年之後，Akbari經阿巴斯的鼓勵下，執起導筒拍攝此片之際，卻傳來得了乳癌的噩耗。沒有呼天搶地的對話，也不見悲天憫人的劇情，Akbari把罹癌的事實與友人的真情對話，化為《10+4活著就是明天》電影的力量，延續現代女性面對生活的種種內心矛盾與交戰。戲名命名為《活著就是明天》，向恩師阿巴斯的前作致敬，在溫哥華、釜山、西班牙、芝加哥、三藩市巡迴展映
A beautiful short by the Iranian director about the archaelogical excavations in the area of the Marlik hills. Narrated by Golestan, the film features a reflective voice-over text exploring the lives, hopes and myths of the people who once lived there and who live there today. A very lyrical film, and a small masterpiece.
When the Shah-era Ministry of Culture asked Ebrahim Golestan for a documentary on Iran’s crown jewels, they didn’t expect an acidic indictment of the regime’s politics. Previously released only in a diluted version, this vanguard masterpiece can now be seen for the first time in its unexpurgated original version.
Ebrahim GOLESTAN (1922, Iran) grew up in a well-to-do family. He ...
This fascinating documentary explores the life of Persian writer Ahmad Shamlou, who was nominated for the Noble Prize in Literature in 1984 and is considered to be one of Iran's most significant poets. Involved in social and political issues, Shamlou faced the banning of his books and spent time in jail for his writings. Numerous prominent Iranian artists, literary historians a...
An old man who is given a camel to look after by the village people finds himself bonding with the animal after a few months.
伊朗，中东最大的穆斯林国家，以男权为主的社会，在这里女人们的生活是怎样的？一个有趣的问题，因为在很多时候，伊朗的女性留给我们的印象都是神秘的，她们的生活也仿佛像那一张张隐藏在面纱背后的脸一样不为人知。。。但若不是亲眼所见，你根本无法想象伊朗妇女在生活和清规戒律的双重压力下会有怎样的苦难和无奈，《面纱下的罪恶》给了我一个真实了解她们的机会。二十岁的米娜和二十四岁的费丽芭，两个社会最底层的贫苦女人，各自带着孩子租住在破旧的公寓楼里，她们以前毫不相识，现在也只能互相依靠，她们曾经短暂的幸福生活早已过去，米娜的丈夫因为谋杀被判死刑，费丽芭的丈夫由于贩毒而判了三十年，她们不能出去工作，也处处遭人歧视，一切的经济来源只能靠夜晚上街拉客赚钱，而更悲惨的是她们都是吸毒者，每天一边沉浸在毒品的享受之中，一边用身体去换回少得可怜的钱来维持自己和孩子的生活，直到她们遇见了...
