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Tag Archives: Hediyeh Tehrani
Some Words on Hedye Tehrani: Hemlock (2000); Dir. Behrouz Afkhami
For the Iranian Film Blogathon: I re-post my review of Hemlock (2000), starring giant Iranian star Hedye Tehrani. Directed by Behrouz Afkhami, and starring Hedye Tehrani, Hemlock tells the story of a mid-level manager (played by Fariborz Arabnia) at a … Continue reading
Shirin (2008); Dir. Abbas Kiarostami
We tell ourselves stories in order to live. The princess is caged in the consulate. The man with the candy will lead the children into the sea. The naked woman on the ledge outside the window on the sixteenth floor … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbas Kiarostami, Golshifteh Farahani, Hediyeh Tehrani, Iran, Iranian film, Juliette Binoche, Leila Hatami, Taraneh Alidoosti
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Siavash (1998); Dir. Saman Moghaddam
For the Iranian Film Blogathon: I take a look at Saman Moghaddam’s Siavash. The Iran-Iraq War was the longest “conventional” war of the 20th century, dragging on for almost a decade. The slaughter was immense. An entire generation was wiped … Continue reading
Half Moon (2006); Dir: Bahman Ghobadi
Half Moon, an absolutely wonderful film directed by Bahman Ghobadi, and with a cameo appearance by Hedye Tehrani, is a story about borders. Borders between countries and borders between life and death. The entire film takes place on the borderlands … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahman Ghobadi, Golshifteh Farahani, Half Moon, Hediyeh Tehrani, Iran, Iranian film, politics, war
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Some Words on Hedye Tehrani: Hemlock (2000); Dir. Behrouz Afkhami
Directed by Behrouz Afkhami, and starring Hedye Tehrani, Hemlock tells the story of a mid-level manager (played by Fariborz Arabnia) at a factory in Tehran who is being bribed to sell the company to a bunch of exiled Iranians from … Continue reading