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March 8-12, 1999 / Esfand 17-21,1377

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* Film: Makhmalbaf to be honored in France
* Theater: "Arash" going abroad

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* Books: Permits issued for nearly 500 books
* Theater: Elections at House of Theater
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Union: Writers meet under police protection following killings
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Animation: POOYAA-NAMAA-EE = Animation
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Film: The Pear Tree
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Literature: News books: Farmanfarma
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Film: Winner of Berlin film festival

* History: Ancient gold chalice to go on display
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Film: 'The Apple': Daughters of Darkness
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Film: Iranian film fest gets Oscar boost
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Film: Majidi: American films should be banned
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Literature: Interview with Moshiri

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* Makhmalbaf to be honored in France

Tehran (Ettela'at) - Film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf will be awarded France's highest cultural award ... FULL TEXT

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* "Arash" going abroad

Tehran (Ettela'at) - "Arash" a play by Bahram Baizaie and directed by Qotobodin Sadeqi will be performed in several countries, including in Switzerland next fall ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN

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* Permits issued for nearly 500 books in past WEEK

Tehran, (Hamshahri) - Permits were issued for the publication of 471 books during the past week. Average print run: 5,000. Less than a third are translations ... FULL PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT


* Elections at House of Theater

Tehran, (Hamshahri) -- New members have been voted to the board of directors of the House of Theater in Tehran. There names are ... FULL PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT

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* Writers meet under police protection following killings

March 4, 1999, (BBC) - The Iranian Writers' Association has met for the first time since two prominent members of the group were killed in December by members of the security forces. The killings prompted nationwide condemnation and today's meeting in Teheran -- attended by about seventy members -- was held under the protection of the police. It was the first officially approved gathering of the Writers' Association since the early years of the Islamic Republic.

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* POOYAA-NAMAA-EE = Animation

Tehran, March 4, (Hamshahri) - A report on Iran's first animated (POOYAA-NAMAA-EE) film festival ... FULL PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT

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* The Pear Tree

Tehran, March 2, (IRNA) - An interesting review of Daryush Mehrjuie's latest film, "The Pear Tree" ... FULL PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT

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* New books: Farmanfarma

Tehran, (Hamshahri) - This week's book reviews in Hamshahri include one about the life and time of Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma ... IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN

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* Winner of Berlin film festival

Tehran (Iran daily) - Kamal Tabrizi's "Mehr-e Maadar" (Mother's love) has won the best film award from a children's film festival in Berlin ... IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN

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* Ancient gold chalice to go on display

Tehran (Iran daily) - A 3,200-year-old gold chalice, one of the many spectacular finds from the Hassanlou region, will go on public display for the first time beginning March 3 ... IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN

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* 'The Apple': Daughters of Darkness Who Dream of the Light

February 19, 1999 (The New York Times) - "The Apple" was shown as part of last year's New York Film Festival. Following are excerpts from Lawrence Van Gelder's review, which appeared in The New York Times on Sept. 30. The film opens Friday in Manhattan. Potent symbolism linked to a bizarre story rooted in fact, set in Iran and laden with political, social and generational overtones makes "The Apple" one of the more intriguingly resonant features of the 36th New York Film Festival ... FULL TEXT

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* Majidi: American films should be banned

Tehran (Iran daily) - Majid Majidi, whose film "Children of Heaven" is currently playing in U.S. theaters and been nominated for an Oscar, told Variety magazine that he supports Iran's ban on the showing of American films. He said this will help the domestic film industry ... FULL TEXT

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