Jafar panahi, iranian director whose films were critical depictions of iranian society, and they often ran afoul of the countrys government. In the midtolate 1990s, iran began to be recognized as a refreshing source of lowbudget, wryly naturalistic filmmaking, and jafar panahis the white balloon winner of the camera dor award at the 1995 cannes film festival was the first iranian film to get a u. Jafar panahi written by kiarostami and directed by panahi this is another film set during the important persian new year celebrations. It centers on a little girl trying to convince her parents to buy her a goldfish and who gets in a couple mishaps along the way. The film was edited by iranian filmmaker jafar panahi and stars hassan pourshirazi as rahmat.
Director jafar panahi leaves the innocence of his delightful the white balloon behind in this harrowing, passionate portrait of the plight women endured in iran before the easing of strict. Scripted in collaboration with leading iranian director abbas kiarostami, this is a film of small incident, minute, telling observations, and enormous heart and intelligence. Scripted in collaboration with leading iranian director abbas kiarostami, this is a film of small incident. Aida mohammadkhani and fereshteh sadre orafaiy in the white balloon.
The white balloon is a 1995 iranian film directed by jafar panahi, with a screenplay by abbas kiarostami. Lake urmia was the filming location for the fictional setting of a salt encrusted land. Suddenly this becomes the most important thing in the world. Razieh, a determined sevenyearold girl, has her heart set on purchasing a goldfish for the holiday. Razieh, a determined sevenyearold girl, has her heart set. A collaboration of scriptwriter kiarostami and writerdirector panahi, badkonake sefid the white balloon, 1995 holds on dearly to the cinematic realism of panahis larger oeuvre, along with the miseenscene. The white balloon badkonake sefid 1995 rotten tomatoes. Multi award winning, including 1995 cannes film fests camera dor. Watch tv online irib this link gives further info on online tv, from boards. After many attempts she and her brother convince their mother to give them her last bit of money.
The plot is thin in terms and it frustrated me in the beginning with distractive style. List of iranian submissions for the academy award for best. Razieh wants a fat goldfish for the iranian new years celebration instead of the skinny ones in her familys pond at home, because the fat fish looks like its dancing when it swims. Similarly, we demonstrate our devotion to the freedom of. The final legacy 1 love for holy prophet short fim 1. Emerging out of the shadows of the much venerated abbas kiarostami, iranian director jafar panahis emphatic debut feature won him many accolades over the years, and deservedly so. The white balloon a slice of life iran movie youtube. Using every emotional trick in the book, she finally persuades her mother to give her the money she needs. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami, panahi achieved international recognition with. The characters present on this little iranian jewel makes the movie powerful and. The white balloon jafar panahi 1995 after studying directing at a film college, making several documentary films, and serving as abbas kiarostamis assistant director in under the olive trees zire dara khatan zeyton, 1994, jafar panahi made his directorial debut in 1995 with the white ballo on badkonake sefid. Leila and reza meet in a kind of celebration and fall for each other.
A canadian couple, roman jalal fatemi and maria ghogha bayat. Cowinner of the critics prize at the 1995 cannes film festival, this iranian breakthrough feature tells the story of a young girls desire for a pretty goldfish to start the new years holiday. Panahis methods are so effective, in fact, that theres reason to wish his film had more of a destination. It was his final feature film before his death in july 2016. Having discovered their love, they get married soon only to find out the infertility of leila.
The white balloon won the camera dor in cannes in 1995 and panahi then went on to international acclaim, and alongside asghar farhadi, is the bestknown iranian. Its new years eve in tehran, iran, where its a tradition to buy or catch a fish. All selected films were primarily in persian, except for ghobadis two kurdish language films and farhadis the past which was in french. A little iranian aida mohammadkhani loses money that her mother gave her for a goldfish. The life of jesus spanish official full hd movie duration. It was posthumously shown in the 70th anniversary events section at the 2017 cannes film festival. The first words spoken in jafar panahis the circle should be celebratory, but instead the mood of the scene is mournful. Aida mohammadkhani, mohsen kafili, fereshteh sadre orafaiy watch trailer here synopsis the white balloon 1995 iranian movie several people try to take advantage of a little girls innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with. They attempted to withdraw their 1995 submission the white balloon after sending it to hollywood, but ampas refused to accept the withdrawal. The white balloon a classic of the iranian new wave, and in its day, the most successful and acclaimed iranian film to be released in the u.
Prophet yusuf movie 45 prophet eissa movie 1 hazrath maryam movie 12 ashabekahf 1 the white balloon persi iran 1 where is the friends home persi iran 1 imam bukhari life story tamil 1 muhammad. And thats really all there is to the white balloon, a tiny, improbably charming iranian film directed with lovely precision by jafar panahi. With mohammad amir naji, maryam akbari, kamran dehghan, hamid aghazi. Simple and spare yet filled with observant detail, its a mild, beguiling movie about a 7yearold girls tenacious quest to. With aida mohammadkhani, mohsen kafili, fereshteh sadre orafaiy, anna borkowska. Badkonake sefid the white balloon film irani, download. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him incredibly hectic tehran, where sudden opportunities for independence, thrill and.
Several people try to help a little girl to find the money her mom gave her to buy a goldfish. An iranian who lived through the nineties would surely have a lot more to add. What is at stake may be minimal, but the experience is heightened by a wonderful recreation of childhood perception and emotion. Sevenyearold razieh aida mohammadkhani yearns for a new goldfish for her familys pond, but in 90 minutes.
The white balloon 1995 badkonake sefid farsi english. Its hard to imagine a movie more innocent of politics than iranian filmmaker jafar panahis the white balloon. Between their home and the fish store, razieh loses the money. But this movie is a rare exception in the politically gutless commercial cinema of the west that louvish is implicitly castigating panahi for not attempting to emulate. When an ostrichrancher focuses on replacing his daughters hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in iran. The film is a strong example of postrevolutionary iranian cinema and for students of iranian film and the work of panahi and abbas kiarostami. Simple and spare yet filled with observant detail, its a mild, beguiling movie about a 7yearold girls tenacious quest to buy a cherished goldfish for her familys new years day celebration. Some movies have english subtitles embedded within the movie itself. The white balloon 1995 the white balloon 1995 user. The iranian film badkonake sefid was shown in the u. Farsiland is the largest persian movie database and tv series archive, please let us know if you encounter any incorrect information. Watch free full movies, great movies, iranian film, the best films, time magazine, film director, film movie, cinematography, cannes. The white balloon tells a simple yet powerfully effective story through a childs.
Panahi, known for his internationally acclaimed movies like the circle, white balloon and the mirror on humanitarian struggles in the country, has been outspoken in his support of iran s. The white balloon is a wonderful iranian film set in contemporary iran on march 21, new years day. Unrated, 1 h 25 min aida mohammadkhani, mohsen kafili, fereshteh sadre orafaiy, anna borkowska director. Razieh aida mohammadkhani wants a fat goldfish she has seen in a shop. White balloon badkonak sefid a remarkably beautiful film. Jafar panahi, badkonake sefid, 1995 the white balloon you will be able to watch thousands of channels and.
What is the fun if one does not reminisce and relive the scenes from a movie which speaks so much more and still likes to serenade as a white balloon among the faceless multicoloured ones. Panahis notable movies included the white balloon, the circle, taxi, and 3 faces. The white balloon badkonake sefid original title genre. The movie was cowritten and directed by jafar panahi. Aida mohammadkhani, mohsen kafili, fereshteh sadre orafaiy, anna borkowska, mohammad shahani, mohammed bakhtiar, aliasghar smadi. Ultimately louvishs brief on behalf of iranian women entails a trashing of the white balloon because its iranian. There maybe the typical arthouse resistance to the idea of an iranian film about purchasing a goldfish it sounds like a marketeer.
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