FILMFARSI [DVD]Sex, drugs, rock n roll Iranian style! A personal journey through the history of Iranian popular cinema before the revolution and the world of filmfarsi, a term referring to the rowdy and melodramatic genre films made from the early 1950s to 1979. FILMFARSI provides a fascinating archaeology of what The Guardian calls the biggest secret in cinema history a compelling window into a lost past. This documentary uncovers a cinema of titillation, action,

Special feature: Deleted scene (6 min

Labarthe for the Cinéastes de notre temps series

“ – Simon Abrams

searching for something which may no longer exist

• Hampton Fancher Ties a Tie (2017

Mastered by Stephan Mathieu

But when he meets Ilda

In the 1980s

• Booklet featuring an essay by Joseph O’Neill

Radically combining collaborative documentary

bounces among teacher aide jobs while trying to land a position in elementary education

• Alternative Opening