Kurdish-Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi (A Time for Drunken Horses, Turtles Can Fly) shifts focus from the Kurdish plight to shed light on the growing underground music scene in Tehran in this semi-documentary film to show a different side of Iran from the one on the news channels in the Western world. Ghobadi collaborated with Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist who was imprisoned and released shortly before the festival, on this improvised tale of two independent spirits who face great obstacles to find members for their indie band. The film is at its best during the live music scenes but falls short on the narrative side. Ghobadi appears in the film as himself showing frustrations of making a film that leads him to tell this untold tale that should find enough interest in the West. YRCinema's coverage of the 62nd Festival de Cannes.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Nobody Knows About Persian Cats
Kurdish-Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi (A Time for Drunken Horses, Turtles Can Fly) shifts focus from the Kurdish plight to shed light on the growing underground music scene in Tehran in this semi-documentary film to show a different side of Iran from the one on the news channels in the Western world. Ghobadi collaborated with Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist who was imprisoned and released shortly before the festival, on this improvised tale of two independent spirits who face great obstacles to find members for their indie band. The film is at its best during the live music scenes but falls short on the narrative side. Ghobadi appears in the film as himself showing frustrations of making a film that leads him to tell this untold tale that should find enough interest in the West. YRCinema's coverage of the 62nd Festival de Cannes.
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