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The May Lady (1998)

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Original title
بانوی اردیبهشت
Directed by
Rakhshan Bani-E'temad
Genre
drama film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged documentary filmmaker in Tehran navigates her personal and professional life. She struggles to balance her career with the demands of her family and her own desires.

contemplativeeveryday-lifemelancholicintimaterealisticslow-pacedsocially-aware

What happens

بانوی اردیبهشت ششمین فیلم سینمایی رخشان بنی‌اعتماد محصول سال ۱۳۷۶ است. در سکانسی از فیلم سرنوشت نوبر کردانی (فاطمه معتمد آریا) شخصیت اصلی فیلم روسری آبی فیلم قبلی بنی اعتماد را میشنویم و در همچنین سکانسی دیگر شخصیت طوبی (گلاب آدینه) را میبینیم که در فیلم بعدی بنی اعتماد یعنی زیر پوست شهر کامل به آن پرداخته شده. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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