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Khānah siyāh ast : The house is black /

خانه سىاه است The house is black /

This film about the leprosy colony in Tabriz, Iran is a compassionate portrait of forgotten people. Straightforward yet sympathetic, the film affords dignity to its subjects, particularly through Farrokhzad's striking poem read by the poet herself. "Khānah siyāh ast" has heavily influ...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Gulistān Film Co, Facets Video (Firm), Facets Multimedia (Chicago, Ill.)
Other Authors: Farrukhzād, Furūgh, Gulistān, Ibrāhīm, Makhmalbāf, Muḥsin
Format: Video DVD
Language:Persian
Language Notes:In Persian with English subtitles.
Published: Chicago, Ill. : Facets Multimedia, 2005.
Series:Films from Iran.
Subjects:
Leprosy > Iran.
Leprosy > Patients > Iran > Social conditions.
Iran > History > Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925.
Elementary schools > Iran > Drama.
Children of nomads > Iran > Drama.
Children of nomads.
Elementary schools.
Leprosy.
Leprosy > Patients > Social conditions.
Qajar Dynasty (Iran)
Iran.
1794 - 1925
Drama.
History.
Documentary films.
Short films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Iranian.
Nonficiton films.

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