SUNDAY JUNE 25, 2006, At 7:00 PM

POLITICAL CINEMA

The Ghost Valley’s Treasure Mysteries

A Film By:

ABRAHIM GOLESTAN

With English Subtitles

The Ghost Valley’s Treasure Mysteries (Asrar-e Ganj-e Dar-e Jenni) is a unique and sardonic portrait of the Shah’s White Revolution and his outlandish domestic projects to make Iran a modern society.
Golestan’s film is technically astonishing and politically engaging. It examines understandingly and critically the Iranian people’sentrapment in the Shah’s politically and culturally corrupt suppressing regime.

Parviz Sayyad, who plays marvelously the central figure in the film, was kind enough to generously let us borrow his own new print of the film, with English subtitles.

A director, writer and actor, Parviz Sayyad, together with his leading and award wining actress Mary Apick, will participate in the Q&A following the screening.

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For the first time in thehistory of Iranian Cinema, Ms. Apick, an Iranian leading actress of screen and stage, received the Best Actress award at the Moscow International Film Festival (1977 ) for her memorable performance in Dead End, a film by Parviz Sayyad.

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