Iranian Cinema: Gender, Nation and Narration

The UCL Mellon Programme and supported by the Iran Heritage Foundation

Dr. Saeed Talajooy - UCL Mellon Fellow

A selection of films focusing on the social and emotional lives of women in contemporary Iran, by pre and post-revolutionary directors whose work has taken the cinematic world by storm. The screening will include landmarks such as Abbas Kiarostami's Ten, which explores the potential of digital technology - with illuminating and exhilarating results.

Wednesday February 11, 2009
5:30 pm
Room 1.02, Engineering Building, Malet Place

The May Lady (1998) by Rakhshan Bani Etemad
In Persian with English Subtitles


Wednesday February 18, 2009
5:30 pm
Room 1.02, Engineering Building, Malet Place

The Hidden Half (2001) by Tahmineh Milani
In Persian with English Subtitles


Wednesday February 25, 2009
5:30 pm
Room 1.02, Engineering Building, Malet Place

Ten (2002) by Abbas Kiarostami
In Persian with English Subtitles


Wednesday March 4, 2009
5:30 pm
Room 1.02, Engineering Building, Malet Place

Women's Prison (2002) by Manijeh Hekamt + Q&A with the director
In Persian with English Subtitles


Thursday March 5, 2009
6 pm
Room G.08, Sir David Davies LTG, Roberts Building, Malet Place

Me, My Room and My Friends (2004) by Manijeh Hekmat
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Women come Out of the House (2006) by Manijeh Hekmat + Q&A with the director
In Persian with English Subtitles


Friday March 6, 2009
5:30 pm
Room 1.02, Engineering Building, Malet Place

Three Women (2008) by Manijeh Hekamt + Q&A with the director
In Persian with English Subtitles

Free