The Cycle


1h 50m 1974

Brief Synopsis

A satire which takes place in a claptrap apartment building in Tehran where the extremely unharmonious relations between landlords and tenants are meant to reflect larger national realities. As a nasty realtor works to evict the tenants from the disintergrating low-rise in order to sell it to German

Cast & Crew

Dariush Mehrjui

Director

Film Details

Also Known As
Cycle, Dayereh Mina
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1974

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

A satire which takes place in a claptrap apartment building in Tehran where the extremely unharmonious relations between landlords and tenants are meant to reflect larger national realities. As a nasty realtor works to evict the tenants from the disintergrating low-rise in order to sell it to German developers, the rentors band together and start repairing the wreck.

Film Details

Also Known As
Cycle, Dayereh Mina
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1974

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1974

Released in United States 1978

Released in United States 1974

Released in United States 1998 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "Dariush Mehrjui Retrospective & Selected Iranian Films" November 13 - December 12, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States 1978 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Contemporary Cinema) April 13 - May 7, 1978.)