The plot: It describes a decaying building that has four apartments and is run by a supervisor named Abbas Agha. Abbas intends to own the building and resell it that is why he stops the tenants from repairing the building. It is ruined after a rainy day and the municipality informs the residents of the building that their apartments will be approved to them by mortgage.
The main characters:
Abbas Agha: the owner of the building, and his mother who is a housewife with traditional value.
Mrs Tavasoli: another resident of the building and she works outside of home.
Discussion:
The plot is male centered and the main character is a man. Throughout the film, only three women could speak. This describes the early years of the revolution, where women were excluded from the screen or given secondary …show more content…
In 1989, Rafsanjani Hashemi was elected as the president; he helped Iran move into a phase of economic and cultural changes (Adr, 2006). The minister of culture and Islamic studies Mohamad Khatami influenced the state of Iranian cinema. He helped Iranian cinema to flourish and rediscover a new phase. Despite all constraints, this period witnessed the emergence of a significant number of female filmmakers and directors. These female filmmakers were known by raising sensitive and controversial issues about women’s difficult conditions and their rights. Most of the box office hits were comedy films that tried to present the struggles of the Iranian society in a satirical way.
The Bride, Director: Behruz Afkhami, 90 minutes, Drama (1990)
In 1991, this film was the box office hit and had a considerable presence of women characters. The actress Niki Karimi was presented as a beautiful woman with a face full of makeup. This was a first in Iranian cinema after the revolution. The original name of the film is: Aroos. Figure 2: Mahin as a bride.
The
The main characters:
Abbas Agha: the owner of the building, and his mother who is a housewife with traditional value.
Mrs Tavasoli: another resident of the building and she works outside of home.
Discussion:
The plot is male centered and the main character is a man. Throughout the film, only three women could speak. This describes the early years of the revolution, where women were excluded from the screen or given secondary …show more content…
In 1989, Rafsanjani Hashemi was elected as the president; he helped Iran move into a phase of economic and cultural changes (Adr, 2006). The minister of culture and Islamic studies Mohamad Khatami influenced the state of Iranian cinema. He helped Iranian cinema to flourish and rediscover a new phase. Despite all constraints, this period witnessed the emergence of a significant number of female filmmakers and directors. These female filmmakers were known by raising sensitive and controversial issues about women’s difficult conditions and their rights. Most of the box office hits were comedy films that tried to present the struggles of the Iranian society in a satirical way.
The Bride, Director: Behruz Afkhami, 90 minutes, Drama (1990)
In 1991, this film was the box office hit and had a considerable presence of women characters. The actress Niki Karimi was presented as a beautiful woman with a face full of makeup. This was a first in Iranian cinema after the revolution. The original name of the film is: Aroos. Figure 2: Mahin as a bride.
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