Il cerchio : The circle /

This film offers insights into the lives of women in Iran. As the narrative dynamically shifts from woman to woman, their stories culminate with tremendous potency, transforming a shared sense of dispair and injustice into one of kinship and even hope.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Dayereh (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Tele + (Firm), Jafar Panahi Film Productions, Mikado Film, Lumiere & Co. (Firm), Foundation Monte Cinemaverità, Locarno (Firm), Switzerland. Eidgenössisches Departement für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten, Fox Lorber Films, WinStar TV and Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Panahi, Jafar, Mamizadeh, Nargess, Almani, Maryam Parvin, Faramarzi, Mojghan
Format: Video DVD
Language:Persian
Italian
Language Notes:Farsi dialogue, optional English subtitles; title frames in Italian and English; credits in Farsi and Italian.
Published: New York : Fox Lorber Films : [2001]
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Description
Summary:This film offers insights into the lives of women in Iran. As the narrative dynamically shifts from woman to woman, their stories culminate with tremendous potency, transforming a shared sense of dispair and injustice into one of kinship and even hope.
Item Description:Uniform title from IMDb.
Based on an original idea by Jafar Panahi.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2000.
A foreign film (Iran, Italy, Switzerland).
Special features: Director interview -- Trailers -- Weblinks -- DVD-ROM essay.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:Venice Film Festival: 2000, FIPRESCI Award - Best Feature (Jafar Panahi); Golden Lion (Jafar Panahi); OCIC Award - Honorable Mention (Jafar Panahi); Sergio Trasatti Award (Jafar Panahi); UNICEF Award (Jafar Panahi)
Uraguay International Film Festival: 2001, Audience Award (Jafar Panahi); Best Film (Jafar Panahi); Critics Award (Jafar Panahi); OCIC Award - Special Mention (Jafar Panahi)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Bahram Badakhshani ; art director, Iraj Raminfar ; editor, Jafar Panahi ; set decorator, Vajid Allah Fariborzi.
ISBN:0794201490