Chicago – Set during the precarious moment following Obama’s election and prior to the Green Wave, Maryam Keshavarz’s Iran-set feature debut is one of the most provocative cinematic treasures of 2011. It’s an elegantly lensed tale of star-crossed lovers that delivers a real erotic charge, while providing an excellent showcase for beguiling newcomers Nikohl Boosheri and Sarah Kazemy.
Since any public expression of passion is forbidden between Keshavarz’s two teenage protagonists, it brings a whole other level of tension and dread to their shared attraction. Atafeh (Boosheri) has the resources and security provided by her wealthy family that allows her to live a double life with her friend and eventual lover, Shireen (Kazemy). In order to fully explore their feelings, the young women escape into their fantasies of living in a more enlightened land. For them, Dubai is tantamount to Oz.
DVD Rating: 4.5/5.0
There’s a fleeting but unforgettable moment when Atafeh,...
Since any public expression of passion is forbidden between Keshavarz’s two teenage protagonists, it brings a whole other level of tension and dread to their shared attraction. Atafeh (Boosheri) has the resources and security provided by her wealthy family that allows her to live a double life with her friend and eventual lover, Shireen (Kazemy). In order to fully explore their feelings, the young women escape into their fantasies of living in a more enlightened land. For them, Dubai is tantamount to Oz.
DVD Rating: 4.5/5.0
There’s a fleeting but unforgettable moment when Atafeh,...
- 12/29/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Circumstance walks the line of a revolution for two hours, never once tripping over its feet. Directed by Maryam Keshavarz, this star-crossed romance features two of the strongest performances of the festival in Sarah Kazemy and Nikohl Boosheri. The two play young, liberated women living in an Iran determined to be socially repressed. Shireen (Kazemy) is the daughter of intellectual writers/rebels long since disappeared, the young woman taken in by her best friend Atafeh’s (Boosheri) family. Atafeh’s a talented musician and diligent student, eager to be distracted.
Shireen provides as much, and then some. Soon the two discover each other’s bodies, and their romance blossoms. None of this feels forced, thanks both to the conviction of these young performers and the confident framing of Keshavarz and his cinematographer Brian Rigney Rubbard.
Young intellectuals on the brink of change serve as a benchmark for most every cinematic movement in history,...
Shireen provides as much, and then some. Soon the two discover each other’s bodies, and their romance blossoms. None of this feels forced, thanks both to the conviction of these young performers and the confident framing of Keshavarz and his cinematographer Brian Rigney Rubbard.
Young intellectuals on the brink of change serve as a benchmark for most every cinematic movement in history,...
- 1/26/2011
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
A new episode of FlashForward will be airing on April 29 and ABC has released seven sneak peeks, which we have for you below.
Janis Continues Her Role As An Inside Mole At The FBI, Olivia Gets Disturbing News From A Man Who's Been Subjected To Numerous Flashforwards, And Aaron's Life Is In Danger As He Continues His Search For His Daughter, On ABC's "Flashforward"
James Callis ("Battlestar Galactica") and Annabeth Gish Guest Star
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" – Janis continues to thwart her fellow FBI agents as an inside mole to a mysterious employer; Olivia is given some disturbing news by Gabriel (James Callis, Gaius Baltar on "Battlestar Galactica"), who has been subjected to numerous flashforwards; and Aaron's life is in danger in Afghanistan when he tries to blend in with the locals as he continues his search for his daughter, on "FlashForward," Thursday, April 29 (8:00-9:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television Network.
Janis Continues Her Role As An Inside Mole At The FBI, Olivia Gets Disturbing News From A Man Who's Been Subjected To Numerous Flashforwards, And Aaron's Life Is In Danger As He Continues His Search For His Daughter, On ABC's "Flashforward"
James Callis ("Battlestar Galactica") and Annabeth Gish Guest Star
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" – Janis continues to thwart her fellow FBI agents as an inside mole to a mysterious employer; Olivia is given some disturbing news by Gabriel (James Callis, Gaius Baltar on "Battlestar Galactica"), who has been subjected to numerous flashforwards; and Aaron's life is in danger in Afghanistan when he tries to blend in with the locals as he continues his search for his daughter, on "FlashForward," Thursday, April 29 (8:00-9:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television Network.
- 4/28/2010
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
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