| Medium
of love |
| Medium
of love |
| Elli
Safari |
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in Iran, the film narrates the fascinating story of Iranian
cleric Ali Afsahi and his passion for cinema. This was at a
time when the Iranian clergy still denounced cinema as a western
threat to Islamic values. But Ali Afsahi found the key to “open”
any film: love. He gave cinema classes at religious schools,
where he showed and analysed famous and even controversial films
by western directors. His stubborn defence of cinema has often
put him in a state of clear opposition with his country’s
authorities. This movie is also the passionate love story of
Ali and his wife Rahra.
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Screenplay Elli Safari
Year of Production 2002
Running Time 53’ |
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| Documentary
filmmaker Elli Safari was born 1954 in Iran. She gave lectures
about Iranian cinema in different Dutch cities from 1999 to
2003. She also wrote an essay about film director Rahshan Bani-Etemad,
on the occasion of her winning the Prince Claus Award in 1998.
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