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Iranian Cinema before the Revolution, 1925–1979
October 13, 2023 – November 30, 2023
The Museum of Modern Art
The most comprehensive survey of Iranian pre-revolutionary cinema ever assembled in North America features rarely seen classics and rediscoveries made between 1925 and 1979, offering a fresh look at Iranian cinema and shedding light on filmmakers like Ebrahim Golestan, Forough Farrokhzad, Dariush Mehrjui, Sohrab Shahid Saless, and Masoud Kimiai.
Organized by guest curator Ehsan Khoshbakht, Codirector, Il Cinema Ritrovato, with Joshua Siegel, Curator, and La Frances Hui, Curator, Department of Film, MoMA.
Film at MoMA is made possible by CHANEL.
Additional support is provided by the Annual Film Fund. Leadership support for the Annual Film Fund is provided by Debra and Leon D. Black, with major contributions from the Triad Foundation, Inc., The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP), The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art, and by Karen and Gary Winnick.
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The Ballad of Tara. 1979. Iran. Directed by Bahram Beyzaie. Courtesy the filmmaker
Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life. 1925. USA. Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack. Courtesy Kino Lorber/Milestone Films
Akharin Shab (The Last Night). 1955. Iran. Directed by Hossein Daneshvar.
Khesht o Ayeneh (Brick and Mirror). 1964. Iran. Iran. Directed by Ebrahim Golsetan. Courtesy Janus Films
Aramesh Dar Hozor-e Digaran (Tranquility in the Presence of Others). 1969. Iran. Directed by Nasser Taghavi. Courtesy Ehsan Khoshbakht
Yek Ettefagh-e Sadeh (A Simple Event). 1973. Iran. Directed by Sohrab Shahid-Saless. Courtesy Ehsan Khoshbakht
Gavaznha (The Deer). 1974. Iran. Written and directed by Masoud Kimiai. Courtesy Ehsan Khoshbakht
Shatranj-e Baad (Chess of the Wind). 1976. Iran. Directed by Mohammad Reza Aslani. Courtesy Janus Films
Raghase-ye Shahr (Dancer of the City). 1970. Iran. Directed by Shapour Gharib. Courtesy Ehsan Khoshbakht
Cheshmeh (The Spring). 1972. Iran. Directed by Arby Ovanessian. Courtesy the filmmaker
Shab-e Gouzi (Night of the Hunchback). 1964. Iran. Directed by Farrokh Ghaffari. Directed by Farrokh Ghaffari. Courtesy Il Cinema Ritrovato/Ehsan Khoshbakht
Saaz Dahani (Harmonica). 1973. Iran. Directed by Amir Naderi. Courtesy MK2
Zarbat (Strike). 1964. Iran.Directed by Samuel Khachikian. Courtesy Il Cinema Ritrovato
Parvana. 1965. Great Britain. Directed by Arby Ovanessian. Courtesy the filmmaker
Delhoreh (Anxiety). 1962. Iran. Directed by Samuel Khachikian. Courtesy Il Cinema Ritrovato
Khaneh Siah Ast (The House Is Black). 1962. Iran. Directed by Forugh Farrokhzad. Courtesy Ehsan Khoshbakht/Janus Films
Ganjine-haye Gohar (Crown Jewels of Iran). 1965. Iran. Directed by Ebrahim Golestan. Courtesy Cineteca di Bologna
Gheysar. 1969. Iran. Directed by Masoud Kimiai. Courtesy Ehsan Khoshbakht
Gozaresh (The Report). 1977. Iran. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Courtesy Ehsan Khoshbakht
Gaav (The Cow). 1969. Iran. Directed by Dariush Mehrjui. Courtesy Ehsan Khoshbakht
Doroshkechi (The Carriage Driver). 1971. Iran. Directed by Nosrat Karimi. Courtesy Ehsan Khoshbakht
Ragbar (Downpour). 1972. Iran. Directed by Bahram Beyzaie. Courtesy Janus Films
Tajrobeh (Experience). 1973. Iran. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Courtesy Janus Films
Mosafer (The Traveler). 1974. Iran. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Courtesy Janus Films
Do Rah-e Hal Bara-ye Yek Mas’aleh (Two Solutions for One Problem). Iran. 1975. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Courtesy Janus Films
Tappe-haye Marlik (The Hills of Marlik).1963. Iran. Directed by Ebrahim Golestan
Gharibeh va Meh (The Stranger and the Fog). 1974. Iran. Directed by Bahram Beyzaie. Courtesy The Film Foundation