Film Description:
Based on the 2004 magical realist novel by Shahrnush Parsipur, this film captures the intersecting lives of four Iranian women as they struggle through the summer of 1953 and the tumult occasioned by the American- and British-backed coup d’état. IRAN/2009 95 mins. In Persian with English subtitles. Directed by Shirin Neshat

The remaining film schedule includes the following:
February 8: “Moolaade”
March 14: “Biutiful”

All screenings are free and open to the public and are held in Kresge Auditorium. Refreshments are served at 6 p.m. and film screenings begin at 6:30 p.m.

The series is coordinated by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and sponsored by the Meredith College Diversity Council, the Alliance Française of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, the Office of International Programs, the School of Arts and Humanities and the Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Meredith College.

For more information, contact the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at (919) 760-8603 or (919) 760-8620.

Date Submitted: 2011-11-15