The House Is Black (1963)
4.1 of 5 from 48 ratings
20 minutes
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- Synopsis:
- A revelation of staggering force, lyrically composed by one of the leading poets of the 20th century, Forough Farrokhzad. Her first and only film, it depicts the lives and bodies of people tragically deformed by leprosy. A film of stirring and powerful images, and a beautifully, tragically poetic narration that heavily influenced the modern Iranian cinema of Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
- Actors:
- Forugh Farrokhzad, Ebrahim Golestan, Hossein Mansouri
- Directors:
- Forugh Farrokhzad
- Writers:
- Forugh Farrokhzad
- Aka:
- Khaneh siah ast
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Countries:
- Iran
