A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and Shirin, a Persian poem from the twelfth century, put on stage by Kiarostami. The development of the text -- long a favorite in Persia and the Middle East -- remains invisible to the viewer of the film, the whole story is told by the faces of the women watching the show.
Direction
Kiarostami's invisible puppetry — pure cinematic hypnosis.
Acting
Micro-expressions that tell an epic love story without words.
Sound
The unseen play's audio builds worlds in your imagination.
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The source poem 'Khosrow and Shirin' by Nezami Ganjavi is a foundational Persian romance, often compared to Romeo and Juliet in Western canon.
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