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My wife who spent most of her life in Iran and much of her adult life under the current Islamic government and I who have never visited Iran saw this film recently and agreed that it was excellent. It is a director making a movie film in the vein of Fellini's 8 12 or Allen's Stardust Memories hence full of lifeart observations but contains wry political observations I don't recall in either of these other films. Death is a constant presence here the director, after not making any films for 20 years, due to the censorship of the regime, is making a documentary on funeral practices in Iran. The deaths of several characters including the director's own interweave in ways that are both touching and hilarious. It also introduces the non Irani viewer to a sense of everyday middle class life in modern Iran. Don't miss this one! A real gem.
ISBN: B00003CY3T
Author: Director: Bahman Farmanara
Category: Film
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