Alone in Tehran
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Alone in Tehran – Behnaz Jafari is a 24-year-old girl who has studied dramatic literature and plays parts in movies and TV programs. At 5 her father abandoned the family, and a few years ago she lost her mother. Now she lives by herself in Tehran.
She likes people and wishes to be liked, too, by those who are worried about her lonely life. They urge her to act appropriately and advise her against playfulness. They ask her to be like a lady, serious and reasonable according to the accepted codes of society. She is asked to think about success and fame, marriage, children and money.
This documentary portrays some unconventional images of a young girl in Iranian society. A number of prestigious Iranian filmmakers viewed this documentary, and it actually paved the way for Behnaz Jafari to act in some feature films, like Samira Makhmalbaf’s The Blackboards, which won a Jury Prize at Cannes 2000, too. She is now a well-known actress in Iranian cinema.
Director: Pirooz Kalantari (1999) / Run Time: 25 min.
Awards/Festivals:
- Kish Festival- Jury’s Diploma of Honor, 2001
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I really like this short film. Having been an actress myself I liked the aspect of her internal struggle. This showed me how universal all of the feelings are whatever your conditioning is from the culture in which you were born.
Yes, this short shows the eternal struggle with self esteem, ego boundaries, creative endeavors and self identification where aloneness dictates an eternal self examination that may not be available to many in this day and age particularly when communal living is perhaps the norm. Identifies can sometimes be discovered more easily when not tied to traditions.
This short is a nice monologue by an appealing actress and director.