Underplayed Gems

Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2009)

Portrait of a Lady Far Away poster
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
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How it feels

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

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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)

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