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Dec 11-15, 2000 / Azar 21-25, 1379
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Friday
December 15, 2000
On Mohajerani's departure
Tehran (Dowran-e No) -- Poet Shams Langroudi quotes Brecht on heroes
in countries where laws are not respected, and praises what former Culture
Minister Mohajerani was able to do >>>
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Hamlet, Qajar-style
Tehran (Dowran-e No) -- Atila Pesiyani's version of Hamlet takes place
during the Qajar period >>>
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Farrokh-Nejad's first film
Tehran (Dowran-e No) -- Hamid Farrokh-Nejad, who starred in Khosro Sinai's
popular film "Aroos-e Aatash", is currently editing his first
film, which is also about issues surrounding the Iran-Iraq war >>> FULL
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Index
* On Mohajerani's departure
* Hamlet, Qajar-style
* Farrokh-Nejad's first film
* "The Circle": World distribution
* Hot film subject: Afghans
* Kimiaie: Filming soon after long delay
* Pop music gone astray
* Tehran film fest: PR problems
* Faridzadeh may leave his post
* Films: Top to bottom
* Novels by foreigners preferred
* Modernity debate
* Why is the writers' guild inactive?
* A week of Bach
* Sattari on mythology
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Thursday
December 14, 2000
"The Circle": World distribution
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- Jafar Panahi's highly-acclaimed "The Circle"
will be screened in 29 countries >>>
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Hot film subject: Afghans
Tehran (Hammbastegi) -- Don't be surprised if Iranian films about Afghans
sweep the awards at international film fests next year. No less than five
directors are making films on this subject, notably Mohsen Makhmalbaf >>>
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Kimiaie: Filming soon after long delay
Tehran (Hammbastegi) -- Masoud Kimiaie will finally start shooting his
new film in the U.S. or Canada. No word if his wife Googoosh will star
in it, as originally planned >>>
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Wednesday
December 13, 2000
Pop music gone astray
Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- Pop music cannot be ignored, but it has gone
a bit astray, says Fereydoun Shahbazian, the head of the state TV's music
division >>>
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Tehran film fest: PR problems
Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- The all important Tehran international film festival
will begin in about two months. Here are some of the issues journalists
are worried about >>>
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Faridzadeh may leave his post
Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- Mohammad Javad Faridzadeh is the head of the
Center for Dialogue of Civilizations. But perhaps not for long. He suffers
from heart disease -- and he's unhappy about the lack of funds >>>
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Tuessday
December 12, 2000
Films: Top to bottom
Tehran (Dowran-e No) -- No one expected Farhad Mehran-Far's new film
would be pulled so soon. It didn't even make 10 million tomans at the box
office. By contrast, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad's "Zir-e poost-e shahr"
is still on top with more than 250 million tomans in ticket sales >>> FULL
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Novels by foreigners preferred
Tehran (Dowran-e No) -- Why do Iranians prefer to read traslation of
foregin novels? Nargess Zohreh-Nasab explains >>>
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Modernity debate
Tehran (Dowran-e No) -- Nameh-ye Farhang magazine has published a special
issue on modernity >>>
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Monday
December 11, 2000
Why is the writers' guild inactive?
Tehran (Dowran No) -- More than two years have passed since the writers'
guild handed its articles of association for approval. During this time
many similar groups have become active -- ecept for the writers' guild.
Why? >>>
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A week of Bach
Tehran (Hambastegi) -- Music from Bach will be performed by Iranian
and foreign musicians for a week at the Niavaran cultural center in north
Tehran >>>
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Sattari on mythology
Tehran (Dowran-e No) -- Interview with historian Jalal Sattari on the
importance of mythology >>>
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