Contemporary Iranian Film
By Michael Mueller
Celebrating contemporary Persian cinema, Casa Asia programs ten sessions of Iranian film over three months at Cinemes Girona. At the most recent edition of Casa Asia Film Week, A Tale of Love, the story of a war photographer during the Iraq-Iran war, was awarded Best Picture and Best Screenplay by the festival’s Sección Panorama jury.
PROGRAM
Dec 5 – Tragedy
Dec 12 – Azar, Shahdokht, Parvitz and Others
Dec 19 – Emrouz (Today)
Dec 26 – The Promise
Jan 2 – Khanoom (Lady)
Jan 9 – Sensitive Floor
Jan 16 – Night Shift
Jan 23 – Jazireh-ya Rangin (Rainbow Island)
Jan 30 – The Long Farewell
Feb 6 – A Tale of Love
(Films shown in their original version with Spanish subtitles.)