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The House Is Black

Original title: Khaneh siah ast
  • 19631963
  • 20m
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The House Is Black (1963)
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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.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.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.
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    • Forugh Farrokhzad
    • Forugh Farrokhzad
    • Forugh Farrokhzad(uncredited)
    • Ebrahim Golestan(uncredited)
    • Hossein Mansouri(uncredited)
    • Forugh Farrokhzad
    • Forugh Farrokhzad
    • Forugh Farrokhzad(uncredited)
    • Ebrahim Golestan(uncredited)
    • Hossein Mansouri(uncredited)
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    Hossein Mansouri
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      It was the only film Farrokhzad directed before her death in 1967. During shooting, she became attached to a child of two lepers, whom she later adopted.
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      Narrator: I said, if I had wings of a dove I would fly away and be at rest. I would go far away and take refuge in the desert. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. For I have seen misery and wickedness on Earth.

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      Featured in Cinema Iran (2005)

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    7/10
    They have more than we realize at first
    Despite their suffering and disfigurement the people in the film are shown to be normal in most respects. They dance, exercise, sing, read out loud, go to school, receive treatment, have families, play with their kids and do all the things people without leprosy do. They are an isolated community however but due to the large numbers of them, we can see that they also have a sense of community.

    Seeing their diseased bodies is distressing until we realize that even to have this type of life is better than no life at all. The reading from the Koran which is lifted from the Bible speaks of God making us and what a miracle that in itself is. So despite their severe shortcomings, they too have the joys of life.
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      • 1963 (Iran)
      • Iran
      • Persian
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      • Bababaghi Hospice, Tabriz, Iran
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    • 20 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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