City walls -my own private Tehran /

In this disarmingly intimate and revealing film three generations of women in an Iranian family describe their struggles for survival within marriages founded on Iranian traditions. The filmmaker's grandmother was married at 13 to a ne'er-do-well who spent what little money there was on op...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shafie, Afsar Sonia
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2008.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

MARC

Tag First Indicator Second Indicator Subfields
LEADER 00000cgm a22000003i 4500
001 in00003745430
006 m||||||||c||||||||
007 cr |n|---||a|a
007 vz |zazu|
008 080405s2008 nyu052 g||||||s|||v|eng|d
005 20260324202704.7
035 |a (OCoLC)747796269 
035 |a ASP1630964/flon 
040 |a VaAlASP  |c VaAlASP  |d UtOrBLW 
050 4 |a HQ1735.2  |b S534 2008 
100 1 |a Shafie, Afsar Sonia. 
245 1 0 |a City walls -my own private Tehran /  |c by Afsar Sonia Shafie. 
264 1 |a New York, NY :  |b Filmakers Library,  |c 2008. 
300 |a 1 online resource (52 min.). 
336 |a two-dimensional moving image  |b tdi  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
337 |a video  |b v  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
338 |a other  |b vz  |2 rdacarrier 
500 |a Originally released as DVD. 
500 |a Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011). 
520 |a In this disarmingly intimate and revealing film three generations of women in an Iranian family describe their struggles for survival within marriages founded on Iranian traditions. The filmmaker's grandmother was married at 13 to a ne'er-do-well who spent what little money there was on opium and drinking. She became a maid and a wet nurse in order to earn enough to feed her six daughters. Both the filmmaker's mother and then the filmmaker herself entered difficult marriages, each of which ended in divorce. The third generation however had one advantage. The Revolution allowed girls to get a university education--even girls from poor families. So the filmmaker, Sonia, was able to study in Iran and abroad in Switzerland. As the women tell their stories the audience gets a glimpse of traditional customs in Iran and how they are carried forward today. A woman without a husband still encounters prejudices and a constricted life style. Sonia's shots of street scenes and of domestic life attest to her attachment to her country and her family Yet she must leave it all behind if she is to realize her goals. 
521 |a For College; Adult audiences. 
546 |a This edition in English. 
500 |a Slide. 
650 0 |a Divorce  |z Iran. 
650 0 |a Marriage  |z Iran. 
650 0 |a Women  |z Iran  |x Social conditions.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113704 
650 0 |a Women  |z Iran  |x Social life and customs. 
651 7 |a Iran.  |0 (OCoLC)1204889  |2 fast 
655 7 |a Internet videos.  |2 lcgft  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026337 
655 7 |a Documentary films.  |2 lcgft  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026205 
776 1 |c Original  |w (OCoLC)747796269 
856 4 0 |u http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?FLON;1630964  |z Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)  |t 0 
999 f f |s 6dbc8659-6384-3458-95a1-64ab5c9c7a63  |i 5a75c6d5-6f7b-3e7f-9e88-d85b9b09d88f  |t 0 
952 f f |a Texas A&M University  |b College Station  |c Electronic Resources  |s www_evans  |d Available Online  |t 0  |e HQ1735.2 S534 2008  |h Library of Congress classification 
998 f f |a HQ1735.2 S534 2008  |t 0  |l Available Online