The May Lady: Iranian Film retrospective at the REX cinema

Sixty years after the Iranian New Wave, 46 years after the revolution, 9 years after Abbas Kiarostami's death and 2 years after the assassination of Dariush Mehrjui, the REX cinema is offering the opportunity to compare pre- and post-revolutionary films from Iran and to discover new connections.

Meeting time allows us 15 minutes before the film starts to find each other - please be on time so we can get seats together. In Farsi with English subtitles.

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Tonight's movie, from IMDb: The May Lady is a 1998 film about a woman edging into middle age who must make some tough choices about her life and her work in this engaging drama from Iran. Forugh Kia (Minoo Farshi) is a documentary filmmaker in her early forties who has reached a crossroads in both her personal and professional lives. Forugh has been forced by economics to set aside more personal projects in order to accept a commission from a television network. A thoughtful examination on the importance of following your passions.