Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2009)

Original title

سیمای زنی در دوردست

Directed by

Ali Mosaffa

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Iranian man travels to a distant place to meet a woman. The film follows their quiet interactions and unspoken feelings.

contemplativegentlemelancholicsubduedemotionally restrainedatmosphericobservational

What happens

Portrait of a Lady Far Away (Persian: Sima-ye zani dar doordast) is a 2005 film by the Iranian actor-director Ali Mosaffa. This was Mosaffa's directorial debut, and he also co-wrote the script with Safi Yazdanian. Homayun Payvar lensed the film, which starred Leila Hatami, Homayoun Ershadi and Zahra Hatami in the principal roles. The film was shortlisted for the Sutherland Trophy, awarded to the director of the most original first feature film screened at The Times BFI London Film Festival. His first feature film subsequently won the People's Choice Award at the Chicago International Film Festival and was nominated for the Crystal Globe at the 2005 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• مردی که گیلاس‌هایش را خورد (2009)
• The Beloved Sky (2009)
• چشم‌های نامحسوس (2009)
• Motherland (2009)
• ساعت گیج زمان (2009)
• The Last Word (2009)
• The Hot Chocolate (2009)
• یک روز بیشتر