Tranquility in the Presence of Others

Tranquility in the Presence of Others 1972

5.20

A colonel, who has two daughters working as nurses in Tehran, retires to a small city. The man marries a teacher from the provinces and goes with her to Tehran. However, he finds that his daughters have changed. The elder daughter eventually commits suicide and the younger daughter goes through an ill-fated marriage. The father, observing the problems of his children, goes insane and is confined to an asylum. For its political and social content, the film was banned by the government for several years.

1972

Bita

Bita 1972

5.00

Hajir Darioush's first and last commercially successful film, "Bita" is about a young woman's struggle to come to terms with social barriers facing her, starring Googoosh.

1972

The Spring

The Spring 1972

5.70

A man falls in love with a stranger woman. The woman has her young lover whom she secretly dates in an uninhabited house. The man discovers that the subject of his affection is in fact his friend’s wife and in despair takes his own life.

1972

How Scary is the Darkness of the Soul‏!

How Scary is the Darkness of the Soul‏! 1972

5.00

In this experimental Iranian film, a being who has turned its back on the familiar and ordinary daily life embarks on a quest to find an escape to the beyond. It eventually reaches those who have already attained liberation and joins them. Leaving behind the ruins of its past days, it becomes part of another group of beings from a different world.

1972

Women and Professions

Women and Professions 1967

1

A short documentary about women and their professions in Iran's 60s society.

1967

Knucklebones

Knucklebones 1971

5.00

Borzoo is gambling and his wife is not happy with that. Finally he decides not to gamble anymore and takes an oath on himself not to do. But his friend Ali is in desperate need for money for his sister's marriage. Borzoo breaks his oath to gamble once more and brings money for his friend. But this time terrible consequences are waiting for him and other gamblers.

1971

Taxi Meter

Taxi Meter 1967

6.50

A short documentary about Tehran's taxi drivers and their problem with the new taxi meters.

1967

Naankhor-haye bisavadi

Naankhor-haye bisavadi 1970

1

A documentary about people who make their living by writing letters for illiterate people

1970

Iran's Son is Unaware of His Mother

Iran's Son is Unaware of His Mother 1976

7.20

A young playwright and director wants to write and perform a historical drama about faith in the Ashkani period of Iran. There is an incongruity between the man's personal life, and his quest to pursue and present history. The woman who lives with him believes he should not neglect their relationship when embarking on such a quest. The people who work with the playwright believe the play ought to be made popular to satisfy the public. Finally, this matter makes the playwright perform the play all by himself.

1976

The Blind Owl

The Blind Owl 1975

6.00

Film based on the famous Iranian novella by Sadegh Hedayat, considered one of the great works of modern Persian prose. A man who is perhaps losing his mind spits his murderous fantasies and confessions at a shadow on the wall of his room that has the shape of an owl.

1975

The Garden of Stones

The Garden of Stones 1976

6.30

Secrets and mysteries lose power when they are spread too widely. This is what the villagers discover when they invade an old man's vision-inspired shrine to the namelessly holy.

1976