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Jul 26, 2022 · July 26, 2022 5:02am. Jafar Panahi ATTA KENARE_AFP via Getty Images. The Venice Film Festival has picked four Iranian films for its official 2022 lineup, sending a clear political message to ...
- Panahi's Meta Reflection on The Purpose of Filmmaking
- World War III and Cinema's Detachment from Society
- Without Her and Class Privilege
- Beyond The Wall on Police Brutality
Sentenced to six years in prison in July, 62-year-old director Jafar Panahi’s latest effort, No Bears, drew most buzz from the Iranian selection and should remain a fixture in international arthouse cinemas for the next year after earning the Special Jury Prize at the festival. The director is front and centre of the self-referential film, playing ...
Another film questioning the ethics of filmmaking is Houman Seyyedi’s World War III, winner of best film and best actor for Mohsen Tanabandeh at the Horizons competition at Venice. Tanabandeh plays Shakib, a down on his luck middle-aged man who lost his wife and child in an earthquake. The uneducated Shakib finds himself as an extra in a shabby per...
World War III is co-written by Arian Vazirdaftari whose directorial debut feature, Without Her, was easily the best of the Iranian selection. Tannaz Tabatabaei is Roya, an upper-middle-class woman preparing to emigrate to Denmark. Almost out of nowhere, she stumbles upon a young woman who cannot remember who she is. Roya takes her in and before lon...
Another title sporting a major twist ending but without the thoughtfulness or skill of Tabatabaei’s is Vahid Jalilvand’s competition entry Beyond the Wall, an on-the-nose study of trauma that nonetheless touches upon the most pertinent topic in Iran today: police brutality. Near-blind Ali (Navid Mohammadzadeh) is a thirty-something man on the verge...
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Jul 27, 2022 · The Venice Film Festival has just announced its lineup for the 79th edition. The 11-day event, which will begins its roll on the Lido (off Venice mainland) on August 31, has made a very strong statement against Iran’s authoritarian regime, which recently sent its star director, Jafar Panahi, to prison for six years.
Jul 27, 2022 · The Hollywood Reporter claims that the Venice Film Festival is taking a “political stand” by featuring four Iranian films, in light of the country's recent crackdown on local filmmakers. Just ...
Jul 26, 2022 · The Venice Film Festival has picked four Iranian films for its official 2022 lineup, sending a clear political message to Tehran, which has received international condemnation for a recent ...
Jul 26, 2022 · Tehran (ISNA) - The line-up of the 79th Venice Film Festival (August 31-September 10) has been announced with four Iranian films in attendance. Iranian film “World War III” directed by Houman Seyedi will be screened at the Horizons section of the event, while “Without Her” directed by Arian Vazirdaftari will vie at the Horizons Extra ...
Jul 27, 2022 · The 2022 Venice Film Festival runs August 31 to September 10. Check out the full official lineup for the festival below. Opening Night. “White Noise,” Noah Baumbach (in competition ...
