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TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (ISNA)-Iranian documentary "Persian
Carpet" will be played on the screens of Montreal Film Festival. This film is a joint production of
15 Iranian directors, which depict their views over Iranian hand woven carpets
that are known as great artistic masterpieces in the world. All 15 directors are
in Canada so to attend in this festival.
Persian Carpet
Iran / 2007 / 35 mm / Colour / 120 min /
Dir.: .Behruz Afkhami, Rakhshan Bani Etemad, Bahram Beizai,
Jafar Panahi, Kamal Tabrizi, Seifollah Daad, Mojtaba Raee, Nor-ol-Din
Zarrin-Kelk, Khosro Sinaee, Bahman Farmanara, Abbas Kiarostami, Majid Majidi,
Dariush Mehrjui, Reza Mir-Karimi, Mohammad Reza Honardmand,
Cast: Hossein Eskandari, Mina Rasti, Melika Janesari, Hosseim
Moqimin, Ramz-Ali Dadvar, Yunes Farzane, Bahram Shakeri, Reza
Kianian
Fifteen Iranian filmmakers express
themselves on the theme of the Persian carpet, an essential elemnt of Iranian
art and culture.
The Persian carpet -- from "farsh", meaning
"to spread" -- is an essential part of Persian art and culture. Carpet-weaving
is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Persian culture
and art, and dates back to ancient times. Conceived first among the nomadic
tribes as a household necessity for the harsh winters, the Persian carpet has
evolved into a marvellous vehicle of artistic expression noted particularly
for its vivid colours and motifs. In this episodic film, fifteen filmmakers
were allowed to choose their particular subjects and narrative forms. The
formats include music video, art video, documenatry, animation and fiction,
and the episodes are set in different cities aroun Iran.
Screening Times
"Road" by Abbas Kiarostami, "Yellow Blue Red" by
Ali Karimi and "The Last Queen of Earth" by Mohammad Reza Arab are other Iranian
products in the Montreal film festival, held in
Canada.
... Payvand News - 8/31/07 ...
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