This is an 18.75" x 26.5" Iranian poster for the 2002 Dariush Farhang
film Yellow Rose written by Ali Khodsiani and starring Amin
Hayayee as Arash. Plot summary: Davud [Bahram Radan] and Layli
[Marjan Mohtasham] went north on their wedding night. On the way they
met Mahshid [Hadis Folavand] and Arash [Amin Hayayee] and they
traveled together. They had an accident which killed a black man;
Arash and Davud threw the body into a swamp. After that Davud decided
to go back, but Arash was against this. The two fought about it, but
Davud did not defend himself. Layli saw this as a sign Davud was a
coward and decided to leave him. To prevent this Davud told her about
an incident in his life and the reason for his fear. His mother and
father had had an argument in a boat and he had unwittingly thrown his
father into the river, which killed him; then his mother also left
him. Layli stuck by her decision to leave him.
Cast and crew: Dariush Farhang, Reza Banki, Ali Khodsiani, Amin
Hayayee, Bahram Radan, Marjan Mohtasham, Hadis Foladvand
Pictured is a 27.5" x 39" Iranian poster designed by Heddat to promote
the 1977 Sirus Alvand film Underwater Scream [faryad-e zir-e
ab] starring Dariush Eghbali based on a story by Sirus Alvand with
cinematography by Reza Banki. Plot summary: Morteza [Behrouz
Behnejad] is interested in Maryam, [Shohreh Solati] the sister of his
close friend Ezzat [Dariush Eghbali] and Ezzat is attached to a girl
named Azar [Farzaneh Taidi]. Ezzat gradually becomes aware that Azar
is a famous woman who works for Nassir [Enayat Bakhshi] and his
people; when Nassir realizes the Ezzat and Azar are seeing each other
he tell his people to punish Ezzat and Morteza. Azar continues
working for Nassir. Nassir asks Ezzat to break up the Azar in exchange
for 20000 tumans, and Ezzat pretends to agree. He puts Azar's sick
mother in a hospital and sends Azar to her sister's wedding with
Morteza. He goes to Nassir's workplace, gets into a fight with him
and kills him. He takes some money from Nassir's safe and rides his
motorcycle to see Azar, although he has been mortally wounded in his
fight with Nassir. He dies at her side.
Cast and crew: Sirus Alvand, Reza Banki, Dariush Eghbali, Farzaneh Taidi, Behrouz Behnejad, Kiumars Malekmotei, Shohreh Solati, Hengame, Enayat Bakhshi, Malihe Nasiri, Esfandiar Mavandadi, Bahman Zarrinpour, Ali Rajabi, Abbas Mokhtari, Nosrat Dastmardi, Zabihollah Zabihpoor, Geeti Forouhar, Ali Dehghan, Laleh
This is a 26.75" x 38.25" Iranian poster designed to promote the 2000
Dariush Farhang film Leaning on the Wind [tekye bar bad]
starring Amin Hayayee based on a story by Fereydoun Farhudi with
cinematography by Reza Banki. Plot summary: Sina [Amin Hayayee], a
youth from southern Iran, goes to Tehran to look for a good job. He
promises his fiance Leila [Leia Zanganeh] that after he succeeds with
his job he will return to Khorramshahr, the city where he was born.
In Tehran Sina gets a job working in a factory for a wealthy man named
Farjami [Davoud Rashidi] and is soon noticed because of his honesty
and hard work. Farjami's daughter Marjan [Marila Zare'i], who does
not know about Sina's fiance, gradually becomes enamored of him. In
his letters to Leila Sina says he is happy with his job but he does
not give a date for his return. Leila comes to Tehran unexpectedly
and Sina, who has not told anyone in Tehran about his fiance, takes
her to an inn. Leila tells him she is three months pregnant with his
child and they must marry as soon as possible. Sina thinks he needs
more time before marrying her so he takes her to an illegal abortion
clinic, but he runs away with her when the police arrive to bust the
clinic. Sina has made tentative plans to marry Marjan and goes north
with her and her family, but he tells Leila he is going north because
of his job. Sina's lie is quickly exposed; Leila follows him north
and calls him at the home of his employer during his engagement
celebration. Sina leaves the party in distress and takes Leila out on
a rowboat, where they get into an argument. Leila suddenly falls into
the water. Sina jumps in after her but does not find her. Shortly
thereafter Sina is tried for murder and given the death penalty, but
Leila's mother and Marjan are sure he is innocent.
There are strong similarities between this story and the one in the 1951 George Stevens film A Place in the Sun (thanks to Freddie Daniel).
Here is an 18.75" x 26.75" busta-style Iranian poster made to promote
the 1971 Ali Hatami 95-minute black-and-white film Baba Shamal [بابا شمل] starring Fardin
based on a screenplay by Ali Hatami with cinematography by Maziar
Parto. The film was proudced by the Badi' Studio; it is a costume
drama set in the late 19th or early 20th century. Plot summary: Because of
rivalries between two neighborhoods, their local bosses Heydar and
Baba Shamal clashed and then later became fast friends. After the
disputes were resolved Baba Shamal set out to marry a girl named
Shokat. Heydar was also interested in Shokat. To keep from
disrupting the marriage Heydar decided to leave, but then cancelled
the trip for the sake of Baba Shamal; when he did not leave this
caused rumors and then there was another clash between Baba Shamal and
Heydar. However the truth ultimately became known.
Cast and crew: Ali Hatami, Mazyar Parto, Mohamad Ali Fardin, Naser Malekmotei, Fourouzan, Homayoon, Bahman Mofid, Sorayya Beheshti, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Gholam-Reza Sarkoob, Reza Banki, Morteza Ahmadi
