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Dir.: Dariush Mehrjui A leading figure in contemporary Iranian cinema, Dariush Mehrjui was born in Tehran in 1940 and graduated in philosophy and filmmaking from U.C.L.A before returning to Iran in 1965 to begin his career as a journalist and TV scriptwriter. He made his directing debut in 1967 with a James Bond spoof, DIAMOND 33, but first came to international attention with THE COW (1970), a film that signalled the coming of age of Iranian cinema. His subsequent films include: MR. SIMPLETON (1971), THE POSTMAN (1973), THE CYCLE (1979), THE SCHOOL WE WENT TO (1981), JOURNAY TO THE LAND OF RIMBAUD (1984), LODGERS (1987), SHIRAK (1989), HAMOON (1990), BANOO (1992), SARA (1993) and PARI (1995). |
LEILA (IR) Dir.: Dariush Mehrjui; Script: Dariush Mehrjui D'après la nouvelle de/Based on the short story by: Mahnaz Ansarian; Phot.: Mahmud Klari; Ed.: Mostafa Kherqepush; Mus.: Keivan Jahanshahi; Cast: Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, Jamileh Sheikhi, Mohammad Reza Sharifinia, Turan Mehrzad, Amir Pievar, Vahide Mohammadi, Shaqayeq Farahani, Parisa Zarei, Faraj Balakfan; Prod. & Sales: Dariush Mehrjui, Faramarz Farazmand, Farabi Cinema Foundation, 55, Sie-Tir Avenue, Téhéran 11358 (Iran), tél.: (21) 67 10 10, fax: (21) 67 81 55. Leila is married to the man she loves dearly but discovers that she can never have a child of her own. Her husband Reza isn't terribly troubled by the matter and is convinced that their life together will be happy enough even without children. Reza's mother, however, an autocratic woman who has four daughters and a single son, isn't satisfied. She makes Leila consent to Reza's taking a second wife. Racked by guilt over her infertility, Leila is now subjected to the humiliation of accepting another woman into her private world of love. |
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