Shirin (film)
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Directed by | Abbas Kiarostami |
Starring |
Niki Karimi Golshifteh Farahani Juliette Binoche |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Iran |
Language | Persian |
Shirin is a 2008 film directed by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. The film is considered by some critics as a notable twist in the artistic career of Kiarostami.
In 2008, Kiarostami directed the feature Shirin, which features close-ups of many notable Iranian actresses and French actress Juliette Binoche as they watch a film based on a part mythological Persian romance tale of Khosrow and Shirin, with themes of female self-sacrifice.[1][2] The film has been described as "a compelling exploration of the relationship between image, sound and female spectatorship."[3] The film depicts the audience's emotional involvement with the story. The story is read between the tragic and kitsch by a cast of narrators led by Manoucher Esmaieli and is accompanied by a historical "film score" by Morteza Hananeh and Hossein Dehlavi.[2]
The film's production is replete with curious anecdotes. According to some reports, the women were filmed individually in Kiarostami's living room, with the director asking them to cast their gaze at a mere series of dots above the camera. The director has also stated that, during the filming process, he had no idea what film they were watching, and settled on the Khosrow and Shirin myth only after shooting had concluded.[4] In Taste of Shirin (2008, 27 minutes), a documentary by Hamideh Razavi on the making of the film, one can see how the film really was shot. The brief appearance of Juliette Binoche in the film came as the result of her role in another Kiarostami project.
It was first screened at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.[2]
Cast
More than 100 actresses took part in this film.[5] Some of them are:
- Mahnaz Afshar
- Pegah Ahangarani
- Taraneh Alidoosti
- Zahra Amir Ebrahimi
- Khatereh Asadi
- Vishka Asayesh
- Rana Azadivar
- Pantea Bahram
- Pouri Banai
- Afsaneh Bayegan
- Juliette Binoche
- Sahar Dolatshahi
- Setareh Eskandari
- Golshifteh Farahani
- Shaghayegh Farahani
- Bita Farahi
- Elsa Firouz Azar
- Soraya Ghasemi
- Fatemeh Gudarzi
- Azita Hajian
- Leila Hatami
- Irene
- Behnaz Jafari
- Negar Javaherian
- Falamak Jonidi
- Niki Karimi
- Mahtab Keramati
- Hamideh Kheirabadi
- Gohar Kheirandish
- Niku Kheradmand
- Sara Khoeniha
- Baran Kosari
- Fatemah Motamed-Aria
- Shabnam Moghaddamy
- Ladan Mostofi
- Yekta Naser
- Roya Nonahali
- Zhale Olov
- Rabe'e Oskooyi
- Mahaya Petrossian
- Leili Rashidi
- Katayoun Riahi
- Homeira Riazi
- Elnaz Shakerdust
- Hanieh Tavassoli
- Roya Taymourian
- Hedye Tehrani
- Sahar Valadbeigi
- Laya Zanganeh
- Merila Zare'i
- Niousha Zeighami
See also
References
- ↑ Pulver, Andrew (August 29, 2008). "Film Review: Shirin". London: The Guardian. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- 1 2 3 Deborah Young (August 29, 2008). "Iranian film 'Shirin' a rewarding challenge". Hollywood Reporter via Reuters. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ↑ Ginsberg, Terri; Lippard, Chris (March 1, 2010). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-8108-6090-2.
- ↑ Maya Jaggi, "A life in cinema: Abbas Kiarostami" (interview), The Guardian, 13 June 2009.
- ↑ Solomons, Jason (June 28, 2009). "Shirin". The Guardian (London).
External links
- Deborah Young, "Iranian film 'Shirin' a rewarding challenge" (Reuters, 2008)
- Shirin at the Internet Movie Database
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