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The House Is Black is a iranien film of genre Documentary directed by Forough Farrokhzad released in USA on 1 january 1963 with Forough Farrokhzad

The House Is Black (1963)

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The House Is Black
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Released in USA 1 january 1963
Length 20minutes
Directed by
OriginIran
Rating77% 3.8920253.8920253.8920253.8920253.892025

The House Is Black (Persian: خانه سیاه است, Kẖạneh sy̰ạh ạst‎) is an acclaimed Iranian documentary short film directed by Forough Farrokhzad.

The film is a look at life and suffering in a leper colony and focuses on the human condition and the beauty of creation. It is spliced with Farrokhzad's narration of quotes from the Old Testament, the Koran and her own poetry. The film was based on the Behkadeh Raji colony. It was the only film she directed before her death in 1967. During shooting, she became attached to a child of two lepers, whom she later adopted.

Although the film attracted little attention outside Iran when released, it has since been recognised as a landmark in Iranian film. Reviewer Eric Henderson described the film as "[o]ne of the prototypal essay films, The House is Black paved the way for the Iranian New Wave.

Synopsis

Une vision poetique de la vie des lepreux de Babadaghi, leproserie de Tabriz.

Actors

Forough Farrokhzad

(Narrator (voice) (uncredited))
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