Hell under My Foot [جهنم زیر پای من] (Fardin) - (1964) Iranian Film Poster

Hell under My Foot [jihannam zire paye man] (1964) - (Fardin) Iranian film poster

Shown here is an Iranian poster designed by Davvalu to promote the 1964 Reza Safai 84-minute black-and-white film Hell under My Foot starring Fardin based on a screenplay by Reza Safai with cinematography by Reza Anjamruz. The film was produced by the 555 Cinema Organization. Plot summary: The two brothers Yarqoli and Yazdahqoli Hassanabadi lose their family in an earthquake. Yarqoli sends his brother to the city to become a physician. Master Rostam's eyes are on Reyhaneh, Yarqoli's fiance. The master persuades the chief of the guard station to force Yarqoli to sell his garden and pay him back for paying for his brother's education. Yarqoli blinds the master with a ballpoint pen and is sentenced to a prison term. A girl named Mehri Shayesteh injures Yazdanqoli with her automobile and visits Yazdanqoli with her father, who is a high-ranking army officer. The girl's father suggests to Yazdanqoli that he go into military service and he accepts. After his release from prison Yarqoli becomes a rebel and goes on a killing and plunder rampage in the village with several other people. Yazdanqoli and some other military people are charged with putting down the rebellion, and he asks his brother Yarqoli to surrender. Master Rostam kidnaps Marjaneh, Yarqoli's fiance and accuses Yarqoli of the kidnapping. With the help of the master's superintendent Sohrab, Yarqoli saves Marjaneh and surrenders. At the advice of Reyhaneh, Yarqoli's people attack the guard station but Yarqoli is not willing to flee until Reyhaneh receives a bullet wound from one of Reyhaneh's people and asks Yarqoli to take her to a safe place. Reyhaneh dies, Yarqoli shoots down Master Rostam and he himself is shot to death by Yarqoli.

Cast and crew: Mohammad Ali Fardin, Reza Safai, Reza Fazeli, Mansour Sepehrnia, Soheila, Fariba Khatami, Akbar Khajavi, Akbar Jannati Shirazi, Akbar Hashemi, Ali Bagherian, Hassan Fazeli, Hassan Shahin

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20th Century Ruffian [لوطی قرن بیستم] (Reza Beyk Imanverdi) - (1968) Iranian Film Poster

20th Century Ruffian [lutiye qarne bistom] (1968) - (Reza Beyk Imanverdi) Iranian film poster

Pictured is a 27.5" x 13" Iranian poster by an unknown designer made to promote the 1968 Reza Safai film 20th Century Ruffian [لوطی قرن بیستم luti-ye qarn-e bistom] starring Reza Beyk Imanverdi based on a screenplay by Kamal Danesh with cinematography by Reza Anjamruz. The film was produced by the Ferdowsi Film Company, distributed by the Namayesh Company. Plot summary: Hesam [Ahmad Ghadakchian] was a wealthy young man, quite serious and straight-laced. His driver Reza [Reza Beyk Imanverdi] met two girls who had come from Esfahan and Tehran looking for work. The driver found work for them in a cabaret. His boss became interested in one of them named Maryam; she gradually taught him to relax and enjoy himself and in the end she married him. The word luti [لوطی] in the Persian title is important for understanding the role of Hassan's driver, the film's titular luti; it has cultural meaning that goes beyond "ruffian." Encyclopedia Iranica has an article by Willem Floor about the local context of the word and the potential cinematic meaning of a 20th Century luti. The driver's involvement finding work for the two girls who have come to Tehran from out of town is the kind of informal role the traditional luti might have played. The drawing of actor Dariush Asadolah in the bottom right of the poster, with his ill-fitting pants, his rosary and his character's scripted tendency to emphasize repeatedly that he has a role to play, tell us he is another luti, a fringe character in society who is informally expected to perform certain functions. Most of the characters in this film have loosely defined roles which they try to elevate through negotiation and insinuation.

Cast and crew: Reza Safai, Reza Beyk Imanverdi, Kamal Danesh, Reza Anjamruz, Abdollah Butimar, Sheida, Ahmad Ghadakchian, Monireh Nejati, Farangis Foruhar, Samad Sabahi, Yedi, Dariush Asadzadeh

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