Women without men Zanān bidūn-i mardan /

"Set against the political turmoil of Iran's 1953 coup d'etat, 'Women without men' tells the story of four disparate women whose lives converge in a mystical orchard on the outskirts of Tehran"-- Container.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Coproduction Office (Firm), Rommel Film (Firm), EMC Produktion, CinePostproduction GmbH, Essential Filmproduktion, Coop99 Filmproduktion, Parisienne de production (Firm), IndiePix (Firm)
Other Authors: Neshat, Shirin, 1957- (Director, Screenwriter), Azari, Shoja (Director, Screenwriter), Marian, Susanne (Producer), Gschlacht, Martin (Producer, Cinematographer), Bober, Philippe (Producer), Ferydoni, Pegah (Actor), Shahrzad, Arita (Actor), Toloui, Shabnam (Actor), Tóth, Orsi, 1981- (Actor), Wöppermann, Katharina (Artistic director), Karimi, Shahram, 1957- (Set designer), Olah, Thomas (Costume designer), Cragg, George (Film editor), Rabinowitz, Jay (Film editor), Wiedwald, Julia (Film editor), Madoff, Steven Henry (Screenwriter), Pārsīʹpūr, Shahrnūsh
Format: Book
Language:Persian
English
Published: ©2011
Subjects:
Description
Summary:"Set against the political turmoil of Iran's 1953 coup d'etat, 'Women without men' tells the story of four disparate women whose lives converge in a mystical orchard on the outskirts of Tehran"-- Container.
Item Description:Adapted from the novel Zanān bidūn-i mardan ('Women without men') by Shahrnush Parsipur.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
"This film is currently banned in Iran"--Container
Includes booklet with interview with Shirin Neshat, political & historical background, and cast and crew information.
Special features: Behind the scenes featurette; Walker Art Center Q&A; Theatrical trailer; Shirin Neshat video compilation; 2 slideshows featuring: "Production of Women without men" and "The Art of Shirin Neshat"; Trailers for other IndiePix titles.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Format:DVD ; region 1 ; NTSC ; 2.0 stereo sound ; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation.
Awards:Venezia 2009 (Silver Lion Winner for Best Director)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Martin Gschlacht ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto ; production design, Katharina Wöppermann ; set design, Shahram Karimi ; costume design, Thomas Olah ; editing, George Cragg, Jay Rabinowitz, Julia Wiedwald ; voiceover text/additional dialogue, Steven Henry Madoff.