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“If someone spends his life writing the truth without caring for the consequences, he inevitably becomes a political authority in a totalitarian regime.” — Václav Havel
“Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.” — Václav Havel Václav Havel, whose birthday … Continue reading
Posted in On This Day, Theatre, writers
Tagged Czechoslovakia, Golshifteh Farahani, Iran, Iranian film, Jafar Panahi, Shabnam Toloui, Vaclav Havel, war
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The Importance Of “As If”: Women Without Men (2009)
A group of intellectuals and artists sit around a table in a restaurant, drinking wine, and talking about Camus and democracy. Camus’ comments on freedom are approved of by some in the group, and rejected by another, who argues that … Continue reading
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Tagged historical drama, Iran, Iranian film, politics, reviews, Shabnam Toloui
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You Are Here: The Day I Became A Woman (2000); Dir. Marziyeh Meshkini
Here is my first contribution to the Iranian Film Blogathon. A review of Marziyeh Meshkini’s stunning directorial debut, The Day I Became a Woman. The Day I Became A Woman (2000), was director Marziyeh Meshkini’s first film, although she had … Continue reading