Farough Farroukhzad
Brief Synopsis
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Influential Iranian writer Farough Farroukhzad (1935-1967), first achieved notoriety as a 17-year-old with "The Captive", her book of explicit love poetry. Through the years, Farroukhzad made a name for herself as an actress, painter and filmmaker. But it was her frank, erotic poetry that made her s
Cast & Crew
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Nasser Saffarian
Director
Bernardo Bertolucci
Himself
Behnaz Jafari
Herself
Shahid Yadegarpour
Himself
Farough Farroukhzad
Babak Bazrafshan
Cinematographer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2002
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
Influential Iranian writer Farough Farroukhzad (1935-1967), first achieved notoriety as a 17-year-old with "The Captive", her book of explicit love poetry. Through the years, Farroukhzad made a name for herself as an actress, painter and filmmaker. But it was her frank, erotic poetry that made her stand out most as a woman artist living in Iran.
Director
Nasser Saffarian
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2002
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Betacam digital video
Shown at Fajr International Film Festival February 1-11, 2002.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival, April 18-May 2, 2002.
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