Iran 1971 (Part 1) - This film won six international awards

Far more than a travelogue with pretty pictures, this little-known film won six international awards shortly after its release. 'Iran' consists of spectacular geographical and archaeological footage interspersed with "slice of life" shots, evidencing best juxtapositional editing we've ever seen. This is a buried masterpiece from the director of 'A Man and a Woman,' 'Happy New Year,' and 'And Now My Love.' Lelouch reportedly shot six miles of footage to make this film, which apparently was sponsored by a multinational petroleum pipeline construction firm, as a gift to the Shah's wife. One guesses that international dissatisfaction with the excesses of the Pahlevi regime negatively affected the distribution of the film, a shame, because few films treating similar themes are its equal. The musical score by Francis Lai is a priceless timepiece, resplendent with heavy early-70s euro-pop wah-wah guitar. An intriguing, beautifully crafted, and dynamic film, this visual poem transcends the didactic.

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• Islam
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• prerevolution
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[maniijeh]

They just wanted to ruin Iran reputation with this film. They gave it awards to make people curios to watch this garbage. They never make such a films from their own countries. Every country has it's bad sides and good sides. beside this is their hands mostley that cause iran to be in bad situation where it was in the past and it is now.

[CreepyLizard]

@FransisR Iran is now a trash bin either way

[FransisR]

thank god Iranian revolution was Shiate If it was in a sunni nation say Saudi , the whole history would have been much different after 1979, as Sunnis are far more in number in the worlds

[abivardi1000]

BehzadHamedani!!!

narin pesar gorosneh mishiya

badan kasi goh nemideh bokhori

lool

[BehzadHamedani]

ridam be in ar areh ghoran! omidwaram oun rouzo manam bebinam ke hameye irania eslamo wa arab-parastaro hame ja donbal wa naboud mikonan

[mobasheriran]

that was graet , thank for uploading , , , mobasher