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Hypnotic Tribute To Jazeh Tabatabai's Art
Khosrow Sinai, Iran's pioneering director who made great films about art and minority cultures breath his last due to Covid-19 in August 2020. He has been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. Before his passing, Sinai was honoured by The Embassy of Ivory Coast for his significant contribution in the field of cinema and art. He has made so many influential films, best known for The Lost Requiem (1983), a stunning documentary on Polish refugees in Iran during WWII and The Bride of Fire (1999). But his early experimental outings are often overlooked, and I wanted to share my thoughts on Ars Poetica (1967), which he showcased to celebrate the work of distinguished Iranian artist Jazeh Tabatabai. Sinai has made another film titled Autumn Alley (1997) based on the Tabatabai which i haven't seen yet.
So, coming to Ars Poetica (1967), immediately after the title credit, Khosrow Sinai uses pigeon which is usually a metonymy for peace as a prey for transubstantiated creation of Jazeh Tabatabai's art. The film starts in a tone with a slow momentum to it, before shifting into complete avant-garde chaos with superimpositions and experimental techniques. Sinai chooses a white pigeon to enter the gallery of Jazeh Tabatabai, and it ain't white anymore as the short ends. The metal sculptures ( I swear you will find it mental) that flash by guarding the ruins of a condemned place are staged brilliantly and the angles appears as a kind of ritual dance which is supported eerie score. The music is by Iranian- Armenian Maestro Loris Tjeknavorian and i guess they made a small with his name in the end credit. My favourite part is the breathtaking, magnificent, and terrifying sequence of the pigeon and the fight for survival from the mechanomorphic beings. Sinai uses a hypnotic visual language that cannot and does not want to hide the darkness from his avant-garde gaze. I love the fact that the visuals of this short film can be a perfect sync for Black Metal/Power Electronics/Noise music playing alongside it. Mayhem's Ordo Ad Chao album crossed my mind while watching this.
So, in summary, it is not a film for everyone, and only for those who love avant-garde films and adore the works of Jean Genet, Stan Vanderbeek, Jamil Dehlavi, Parviz Kimiavi, Artavazd Peleshyan, Arthur Lipsett, David Lynch, Linda Christanell, Sidney Peterson, Jay Rosenblatt, Antouanetta Angelidi, Vijay B. Chandra, Jean Cocteau, Conrad Rooks, Ugo Ulive, Evgeny Yufit, Maya Deren, Wim van der Linden, Curtis Harrington and Isidore Isou will be rewarded with a hypnotic film experience.
So, coming to Ars Poetica (1967), immediately after the title credit, Khosrow Sinai uses pigeon which is usually a metonymy for peace as a prey for transubstantiated creation of Jazeh Tabatabai's art. The film starts in a tone with a slow momentum to it, before shifting into complete avant-garde chaos with superimpositions and experimental techniques. Sinai chooses a white pigeon to enter the gallery of Jazeh Tabatabai, and it ain't white anymore as the short ends. The metal sculptures ( I swear you will find it mental) that flash by guarding the ruins of a condemned place are staged brilliantly and the angles appears as a kind of ritual dance which is supported eerie score. The music is by Iranian- Armenian Maestro Loris Tjeknavorian and i guess they made a small with his name in the end credit. My favourite part is the breathtaking, magnificent, and terrifying sequence of the pigeon and the fight for survival from the mechanomorphic beings. Sinai uses a hypnotic visual language that cannot and does not want to hide the darkness from his avant-garde gaze. I love the fact that the visuals of this short film can be a perfect sync for Black Metal/Power Electronics/Noise music playing alongside it. Mayhem's Ordo Ad Chao album crossed my mind while watching this.
So, in summary, it is not a film for everyone, and only for those who love avant-garde films and adore the works of Jean Genet, Stan Vanderbeek, Jamil Dehlavi, Parviz Kimiavi, Artavazd Peleshyan, Arthur Lipsett, David Lynch, Linda Christanell, Sidney Peterson, Jay Rosenblatt, Antouanetta Angelidi, Vijay B. Chandra, Jean Cocteau, Conrad Rooks, Ugo Ulive, Evgeny Yufit, Maya Deren, Wim van der Linden, Curtis Harrington and Isidore Isou will be rewarded with a hypnotic film experience.
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