Summary "Mother married a photo of Father," says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this deeply personal documentary. She's not speaking metaphorically though. Her mother Tayi literally married a portrait of Hossein in Teheran -he was in Switzerland studying radiology and was unable to travel back to his homeland for the wedding. The event illustrates the abyss that still exists in their marriage: Hossein is a secular progressive and Tayi a devout, traditional Muslim. But this family history is also a sort of x-ray, laying bare the conflicts of Iranian society in the run-up to, and aftermath of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Besides Khosrovani's commentary, we hear letters being read aloud and recollections of conversations between her parents. At the same time, we see photographs and videos from the family archive. These fragments of intimacy are interspersed with stylized shots of the filmmaker's parental home, its decor and furnishings subtly reflecting each new phase in her parents' marriage-and in Iranian society. Credit: IDFA 2020. View more details
Directed : Firouzeh Khosrovani
Written : Firouzeh Khosrovani
Stars : Firouzeh Khosrovani Farahnaz Sharifi Hossein Khosrovani Tayi
Genres : Romance History Biography Documentary
Release date : Aug 25, 2021
Countries of origin : Norway Switzerland Iran
Official sites : webpage for the film
Language : Persian French
Filming locations : Tehran, Iran
Production companies : Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG Antipode Films RainyPictures
Summary "Mother married a photo of Father," says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this deeply personal documentary. She's not speaking metaphorically though. Her mother Tayi literally married a portrait of Hossein in Teheran -he was in Switzerland studying radiology and was unable to travel back to his homeland for the wedding. The event illustrates the abyss that still exists in their marriage: Hossein is a secular progressive and Tayi a devout, traditional Muslim. But this family history is also a sort of x-ray, laying bare the conflicts of Iranian society in the run-up to, and aftermath of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Besides Khosrovani's commentary, we hear letters being read aloud and recollections of conversations between her parents. At the same time, we see photographs and videos from the family archive. These fragments of intimacy are interspersed with stylized shots of the filmmaker's parental home, its decor and furnishings subtly reflecting each new phase in her parents' marriage-and in Iranian society. Credit: IDFA 2020. View more details
Genres : Romance History Biography Documentary
Release date : Aug 25, 2021
Countries of origin : Norway Switzerland Iran
Official sites : webpage for the film
Language : Persian French
Filming locations : Tehran, Iran
Production companies : Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG Antipode Films RainyPictures
