This is a 26.5" x 38" Iranian poster for the 2008 Masoud Atyabi
film The Morning of the 7th Day starring Shahram Haghighat
Doost as Siroos. Plot summary: Siroos, a professional thief, has just
been released from prison. His divorce from his wife and estrangement
from his only daughter have put him in a bad situation. On the first
morning after his release he decides to stop stealing but this does
not last long. When he gets hungry he changes his mind.
Cast and crew: Masoud Atyabi, Arezoo Mohammadnezhad, Jahanbakhsh
Imani, Shahram Haghighat Doost, Ali Osivand, Khosro Farrokhzadi,
Dariush Asadzade, Kioomars Malek Motiee, Mohammad Poursattar, Heshmat
Armideh, Mehdi Derakhshan, Atiyeh Ghobayshavi, Siamak Ash'arioon,
Mariam Yavari, Kianoosh Gerami, Amir Babai
Pictured is a 25.5" x 35.5" Iranian poster desgined by Atileh Saeed to
promote the 1974 Mohammed Motevaselani 98-minute black-and-white
film The Compromise [sazesh] starring Behrouz Vossoughi based
on a story by Mohammad Motevaselani with cinematography by Nemat
Haghighi. Plot summary: Javad [Behrouz Vossoughi] is a young man who
has taken a liking to a girl named Batoul [Nushafarin], whose mother
is sick. To meet the costs of treatment and surgery for Batoul's
mother, Javad decides to rob the home of a woman named Ziba [Nuri
Kasrai]. There he finds that Ziba has a relationship with a man named
Khalayeq, who is head of the neighborhood association. Javad decides
instead of stealing he will blackmail Khalayeq. The next day Javad
goes to Khalayeq's home and makes his demand. All of Khalayeq's
options are controlled by his wife Badri [Mahin Shahabi] so he has a
problem paying money to Javad. Javad poses as Dr. Khastegari, a name
Khalayeq has been using as a telephone alibi with Badri, and gets
himself invited by Badri to stay at Khalayeq's home. While there he
sees that Khalayeq's son [Majid Mozaffari] is in an illicit
relationship with the maid. He gradually gets involved with the lives
of Khalayeq's rivals in the neighborhood association and learns their
individual secrets. Ultimately at a meeting of the neighborhood
association Javad runs for president. After he is elected he forgets
about Batoul and finds himself in a lovely trap.
Cast and crew: Mohammad Motevaselani, Nemat Haghighi, Behrouz Vossoughi, Nuri Kasrai, Arman, Nushafarin, Mahin Shahabi, Majid Mozaffari, Dariush Asadzade, Abbas Nazeri, Nematollah Gorji, Ali Akbar Mahdavifar, Farshid Farshood, Maliheh Nassiri, Mohammad Varshochi
Pictured is a 23.5" x 35.5" Iranian poster designed by Heddat to
promote the 1975 113-minute Shapur Gharib black-and-white
film Mamal the America Lover [mamal-e amerikai] starring
Behrouz Vossoughi and Googoosh based on a screenplay by Shapur Gharib with
cinematography by Nemat Haghighi. The film was produced by Siera Film.
Plot summary: A young man known as Mamal the America lover had a dream
of going to America. Mamal had a friend who would write letters to
him from America and encourage him to go to there. Mamal made a living
stealing hubcaps and selling them to an Armenian named Sarkis. He
tried to get a visa with the help of Sarkis, but because he did not
have a reliable sponsor he could not get one. One day Mamal stole an
automobile belonging to a woman named Nesrin. He found a letter in it
that invited Nesrin to go to America. Mamal gave the automobile back
to Nesrin and became friends with her. Nesrin's mother became Mamal's
sponsor but when the friendship between Mamal and Nesrin deepened,
Nesrin told Mamal that woman was not her mother; she was a wealthy
woman who liked to have a good time and chase men. Mamal was hurt by
Nesrin and quarreled with her. When Mamal saw Nesrin had no place to
go he took her to his father's home and introduced her as his
fiance. When Mamal awakened the next morning he saw Nesrin had
left. Shortly thereafter Mamal decided to go wo America with the
woman who liked to have a good time, but he was arrested at the
airport.
Cast and crew: Shapur Gharib, Behrouz Vossoughi, Googoosh, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Asghar Semsarzadeh, Dariush Asadzade, Abbas Nazeri, Malihe Nasiri, Arman, Rahim Roshanian, Geeti Forouhar, Nematollah Gorji, Karmen, Hossein Shatab, Zabihollah Zabihpoor
