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BIOGRAPHY Born in Tehran on September 5, 1974, Saeed Nouri began his cinematographic studies in Iran with a degree from the Sooreh Institute, following that with a master’s in film direction from the University of Art, Tehran, in 2005. He continued his studies in France, obtaining a PhD in cinema studies in 2013 from the ‘Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin’ (UVSQ). Member of the ‘Cinémathèque Française’ between 2006 and 2012, he took part in debates and film critiques under the direction of Jean Douchet and Nicole Brenez. His cinematographic research has led him to interview hundreds of Iranian filmmakers, as well as having several books published and organising over 20 short-film workshops. Translator and novelist, since his return to Iran in 2012 he has been classifying the subject matter of Iranian cinema in view of writing its definitive history. That is how «Women According to Men» came about, after sifting through 10,000 hours of film in order to highlight women’s film roles between 1932 and 1997. FILMOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM 2019: Women According To Men - 90min, Documentary, HD, B&W, Iran SHORT FILMS 2014: The Secret of a Palace - 6min, Fiction, HD, Colour, France. 2012: Teenage - 40min, Fiction, HD, Colour, Iran. 2011: Francesco Rosi, A Cursory Review - 30min, Documentary, HD, Colour, France. 2011: The Crossed fates - 9min, Fiction, HD, Colour, France. 2005: Unexpectedly Television - 12min, Experimental, 35mm, Colour, Iran. 2002: The Flight Story - 35min, Fiction, DVCAM, Colour, Iran. 2001: Backwards - 37min, Documentary, DVCAM, Colour, Iran. 2001: Reattachment - 12min, Fiction, 35mm, Colour, Iran. 2000: Puzzle - 18min, Experimental, 16mm, Colour, Iran. 1997: The rope and the ice - 6min, Fiction, 16mm, Colour, Iran. International Sales & Festivals 14, chemin des chichourliers 06110 Le Cannet - France Phone: +33(0)4 93 38 75 61 - Email : info@dreamlabfilms.com www.dreamlabfilms.com W O M E N M E N T O ACCORDING A FILM BY SAEED NOURI LOG LINE A woman’s place, as seen through the eyes of essentially male Iranian film-makers, from the 1932 debut of Iranian fiction film-making to the 1979 revolution. SYNOPSIS This well-researched documentary, with over 120 clips from archival films shot almost exclusively by male film-makers, portrays the domestic and social position of Iranian women from 1932 to the 1979 revolution. The patriarchal family, love and deception, unwanted pregnancies and abortions, arranged marriages and polygamy form the background to the movie’s central themes of edu- cation, emancipation and the salvation of Iranian women, torn between tradition and modernity. DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT I want to know more about my ancestors. Hence my fascination with my county’s history and the film archives of those who preceded me. I especially wanted to know how women were portrayed in Iranian cinema and men’s attitudes towards them. I watched over 900 works of fiction made before the revolution and found more than 70 subjects regarding women. The movie took over 10 thousand hours of work over a period of more than 2 years.
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B I O G R A P H YBorn in Tehran on September 5, 1974, Saeed Nouri began his cinematographic studies in Iran with a degree from the Sooreh Institute, following that with a master’s in film direction from the University of Art, Tehran, in 2005. He continued his studies in France, obtaining a PhD in cinema studies in 2013 from the ‘Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin’ (UVSQ). Member of the ‘Cinémathèque Française’ between 2006 and 2012, he took part in debates and film critiques under the direction of Jean Douchet and Nicole Brenez. His cinematographic research has led him to interview hundreds of Iranian filmmakers, as well as having several books published and organising over 20 short-film workshops.Translator and novelist, since his return to Iran in 2012 he has been classifying the subject matter
of Iranian cinema in view of writing its definitive history. That is how «Women According to Men» came about, after sifting through 10,000 hours of film in order to highlight women’s film roles between 1932 and 1997.
F I L M O G R A P H YFEATURE FILM2019: Women According To Men - 90min, Documentary, HD, B&W, Iran
SHORT FILMS 2014: The Secret of a Palace - 6min, Fiction, HD, Colour, France.2012: Teenage - 40min, Fiction, HD, Colour, Iran.2011: Francesco Rosi, A Cursory Review - 30min, Documentary, HD, Colour, France.2011: The Crossed fates - 9min, Fiction, HD, Colour, France.
2005: Unexpectedly Television - 12min, Experimental, 35mm, Colour, Iran.2002: The Flight Story - 35min, Fiction, DVCAM, Colour, Iran.2001: Backwards - 37min, Documentary, DVCAM, Colour, Iran.2001: Reattachment - 12min, Fiction, 35mm, Colour, Iran.2000: Puzzle - 18min, Experimental, 16mm, Colour, Iran.1997: The rope and the ice - 6min, Fiction, 16mm, Colour, Iran.
International Sales & Festivals 14, chemin des chichourliers 06110 Le Cannet - France
Phone: +33(0)4 93 38 75 61 - Email : [email protected]
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L O G L I N EA woman’s place, as seen through the eyes of essentially male Iranian film-makers, from the 1932 debut of Iranian fiction film-making to the 1979 revolution.
S Y N O P S I SThis well-researched documentary, with over 120 clips from archival films shot almost exclusively by male film-makers, portrays the domestic and social position of Iranian women from 1932 to the 1979 revolution. The patriarchal family, love and deception, unwanted pregnancies and abortions, arranged marriages and polygamy form the background to the movie’s central themes of edu-cation, emancipation and the salvation of Iranian women, torn between tradition and modernity.
D I R E C T O R ’ S S T A T E M E N TI want to know more about my ancestors. Hence my fascination with my county’s history and the film archives of those who preceded me. I especially wanted to know how women were portrayed in Iranian cinema and men’s attitudes towards them. I watched over 900 works of fiction made before the revolution and found more than 70 subjects regarding women. The movie took over 10 thousand hours of work over a period of more than 2 years.
C A S TActors involved include
Pouri BANAEI • Iren ZAZIANS • Azar SHIVA • Forouzan • Nosrat KARIMI • Mohammad Ali FARDIN • Abdollah BOUTIMAR • Naser MALEK MOTIEI • Nouri KASRAEI • Gougoush • Fakhri KHORVASH • Susan TASLIMI • Parvaneh MASSOUMI • Shahla RIAHI • Nadereh • Soraya GHASSEMI • Behrouz VOSSOUGHI • Shohreh AGHDASHLOO • Mahin DEYHIM • Farzaneh TAIDI • Parviz FANNIZADEH • Vida GHAHREMANI • Farideh NASSIRI • Saeed RAD • Jamshid MASHAYEKHI • Katayoun AMIR EBRAHIMI • Iraj GHADERI • Niloufar • Shahin • Soheyla • Roufia • Mary APICK • Sepideh • Jaleh OLOV • Azar HEKMAT SHOAR • Parkhideh • Iran DAFTARI • Azadeh • Masoumeh KHAKYAR • Asia GHESTANIAN • Rouhangiz SAMINEJAD • Iran GHADERI....
C R E WDirector : Saeed NOURIScreenplay : Saeed NOURIDirector of Photography : A panoply of Iranian Directors of PhotographyEditing : Saeed NOURIMusic : Various Iranian film composers Sound Designer : Naeim MESCHIANSound : All the original films were Post Synchronized Set Designers : Various Iranian Set Designers Costume Designers : Various Iranian Costume Designers
Line Producer : Ahmadreza NOURIDirector’s Assistant : Sepideh KARIMI-HEIDARI
Producer : Saeed NOURIProduction Company : WINGS OF DESIRE INSTITUTE
Investors : Mahdi SHAHREZAEI & Sepideh NOURI
With the cooperation of ‘National Film Archive of Iran’
Shooting format : 35mm (ARCHIVE MATERIAL) Camera : ECLAIRLenses : 25-125 ZOOM
Screening format : DCP Sound : 5.1 Ratio : 1.166 Original version : Persian Subtitled in : English Running Time : 90minYear : 2019
Documentary - Black and white - 90min - Iran.
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