Forugh Farrokhzad
Forugh Farrokhzad (Persian: فروغ فرخزاد; December 29, 1934 – February 13, 1967) was an influential Iranian poet and film director. She was a controversial modernist poet and an iconoclast, writing from a female point of view.
The Brick and the Mirror (1964)
Hashem is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young woman. Hashem and his girlfriend, Taji, try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on getting rid of the child, Taji on keeping him. (more)
Hashem is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young woman. Hashem and his girlfriend, Taji, try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on getting rid of the child, Taji on keeping him. (more)
The House Is Black
(1963)
Set in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness," of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with religion and gratitude. (more)
Set in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness," of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with religion and gratitude. (more)
Abadan, in the vastness of the oil areas of southern Iran... (more)
The Mirror of the Soul (2002)
Part 2 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film examines her controversial, sometimes erotic, poetry. Contemporary Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad became a legend in her own time for her innovative and controversial writings. In this ... (more)
Part 2 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film examines her controversial, sometimes erotic, poetry. Contemporary Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad became a legend in her own time for her innovative and controversial writings. In this ... (more)
The Green Cold (1999)
Part 1 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film traces her personal life. (more)
Part 1 of the trilogy concerning Persian poet Farough Farrokhz. This film traces her personal life. (more)
Summit of the Wave (2003)
Part 3 of documentary trilogy about Pertsian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her theatre and film work. (more)
Part 3 of documentary trilogy about Pertsian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her theatre and film work. (more)
"Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony (1967)
"Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony (more)
"Forough Farrokhzad" Funeral Ceremony (more)
A discussion of the rites of betrothal in four separate countries. (more)