Poulet aux prunes /
Teheran, 1958. Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. As he hopes for its arrival, he plunges into deep reveri...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French ; with English subtitles. |
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New York, NY :
Sony Pictures Classics,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Teheran, 1958. Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. As he hopes for its arrival, he plunges into deep reveries, with dreams as melancholic as they are joyous, taking him back to his youth and even to a conversation with Azra�el, the Angel of Death, who reveals the future of his children ... As pieces of the puzzle gradually fit together, the poignant secret of his life comes to light: a wonderful story of love which inspired his genius and his music. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 05, 2017). Based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, originally published in 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (92 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:31:23 |
| Awards: | Nominated 2011 Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion Award Nominated 2013 CinEuphoria Awards, Best Film - International Competition Nominated 2013 CinEuphoria Awards, Best Actor - International Competition Nominated 2013 CinEuphoria Awards, Best Screenplay - International Competition Nominated 2013 CinEuphoria Awards, Best Original Music - International Competition Nominated 2011 Ghent International Film Festival's Grand Prix, Best Film Won 2011 Abu Dhabi Film Festival's Black Pearl Award, Best Narrative Feature Won 2012 Dublin International Film Festival, Dublin Film Critics Special Jury Prize Won 2011 S�ao Paulo International Film Festival's Audience Award, Best Foreign Feature Film Nominated 2012 G�oteborg Film Festival's International Debut Award Nominated 2013 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA's Saturn Award, Best International Film |