THE WHITE MEADOWS
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- THE WHITE MEADOWS
- (KESHTZAR HAYE SEPID)
- 2009, Mohammad Rasoulof, Iran, 93 min.
- With Hasan Pourshirazi, Younes Ghazali
“Mesmerizing…Visually an incredible and indelible film.”
“Rasoulof emerges as one of the most vivid cine-folklorists since Sergei Parajanov.”
In a pure white land where sea and sky merge, an itinerant boatman has the job of collecting the tears of those who grieve in a glass flagon, and listening to their sorrows. THE WHITE MEADOWS, by the director of IRON ISLAND, casts a folkloric spell as rituals and music define the parameters of an ancient and unknowable way of life. Some critics read the film as an allegory that may or may not refer to Iran’s present-day sorrows. THE WHITE MEADOWS is co-presented by the Global Film Initiative and is part of the Global Lens 2011 film series. For more information, visit www.globalfilm.org. In Persian with English subtitles. 35mm. (BS)
