Filmfarsi
Synopsis
Khoshbakht here uncovers that which was thought destroyed. A cinema of titillation, action and big emotions, which also presented a troubling mirror for the country, as Iran struggled to reconcile its religious traditions with the turbulence of modernity, and the influences of the West.
The often cheap, sleazy and derivative films offer an insight into Iran’s psyche. Among the scratched reels, some keystones of Iran’s extraordinary film culture emerge, too: Gheysar, whose title design was done by a young Abbas Kiarostami; the work of director Samuel Khachikian, a progenitor of Iranian noir; and The Deer, a film which more than any other symbolises the historic violent turns in Iran’s recent past. Filmfarsi presaged a revolution, and it became one of its first victims. — Yusef Sayed
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 83 min
- Director
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Ehsan Khoshbakht 1st Feature
- Producer
- Ehsan Khoshbakht
- Editor
- Niyaz Saghari
- Screenwriter
- Ehsan Khoshbakht
- Director of Photography
- Ehsan Khoshbakht, Niyaz Saghari
- Sound
- Rob Szeliga
- Composer
- Naiel Ibarrola, Lander Macho
Genre
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Production Status
Production Company
Ehsan Khoshbakht
Sales Company
Ehsan Khoshbakht
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