by Olivia Popp
Bahram Beyzaie’s 1972 “Downpour” (رگبار) paved the way for the Iranian New Wave, quickly becoming a classic within the movement. The work’s original copies were largely irreparable until a 2011 restoration of the film by Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project. Within this light-hearted but heavily themed neo-realistic drama, Beyzaie expertly explores free will, controversy, and morality within the confines of a community bound by internal sociopolitical norms.
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When Mr. Hekmati (Parviz Fannizadeh), a generous but hapless schoolteacher, takes a job at a new boys’ primary school, he quickly learns that he has much more on his hands to handle than expected. The moment he meets the hard-working Atefeh (Parvaneh Massoumi), the older sister of a young pupil, he is consumed by a fascination with the young woman. However, he rapidly learns that she is engaged...
Bahram Beyzaie’s 1972 “Downpour” (رگبار) paved the way for the Iranian New Wave, quickly becoming a classic within the movement. The work’s original copies were largely irreparable until a 2011 restoration of the film by Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project. Within this light-hearted but heavily themed neo-realistic drama, Beyzaie expertly explores free will, controversy, and morality within the confines of a community bound by internal sociopolitical norms.
on Amazon by clicking on the image below
When Mr. Hekmati (Parviz Fannizadeh), a generous but hapless schoolteacher, takes a job at a new boys’ primary school, he quickly learns that he has much more on his hands to handle than expected. The moment he meets the hard-working Atefeh (Parvaneh Massoumi), the older sister of a young pupil, he is consumed by a fascination with the young woman. However, he rapidly learns that she is engaged...
- 2/18/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
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