The House Is Black
| The House Is Black (Khaneh siah ast) | |
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 The House Is Black (خانه سیاه است) | |
| Directed by | Forugh Farrokhzad |
| Written by | Forugh Farrokhzad |
| Produced by | Ebrahim Golestan |
Release date |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
The House Is Black (Persian: خانه سیاه است) is an acclaimed Iranian documentary short film directed by Forugh Farrokhzad.
The film is a look at life and suffering in a leper colony and focuses on the human condition and the beauty of creation.[1][2] It is spliced with Farrokhzad's narration of quotes from the Old Testament, the Qur'an and her own poetry. The film features footage from the Bababaghi Hospice leper colony.[3] It was the only film she directed before her death in 1967. After shooting this film she adopted a child from the colony, her son Hossein.[4][5]
Although the film attracted little attention outside Iran when released, it has since been recognized as a landmark in Iranian film. Reviewer Eric Henderson described the film as "[o]ne of the prototypal essay films, The House Is Black paved the way for the Iranian New Wave."[6] In 1963, the film was awarded the grand prize for the category documentary at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in West Germany.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "The House is Black" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ Bekhrad, Joobin (2020-04-06). "What an Iranian film about a leper colony can teach us about coronavirus". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ Azizi, Mohammad Hossein; Bahadori, Moslem (November 2011). "A History of Leprosy in Iran during the 19th" (PDF). Archives of Iranian Medicine. 14 (6). Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences: 427. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ Scutts, Joanna (2020-11-19). "Feminize Your Canon: Forough Farrokhzad". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ Milani, Farzaneh (December 15, 1999). "Farroḵzād, Forūḡ-zamān". iranicaonline.org. Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ Eric Henderson (February 22, 2005). "The House Is Black". Slant. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Overlooked No More: Forough Farrokhzad, Iranian Poet Who Broke Barriers of Sex and Society". The New York Times. 2019-01-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
Notes[edit]
- Hamid Dabashi, Masters & Masterpieces of Iranian Cinema, 451 p. (Mage Publishers, Washington, DC, 2007); Chapter II, pp. 39–70: Forough Farrokhzad; The House Is Black. ISBN 0-934211-85-X
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