Zir-e Derakhtan-e zeytun
1994
Iran
103 minutes
Persian
The filmmaker, Kershavaz, chose two non-professionals to play the parts of two newly-weds (as well as a scene from And Life Goes on). The young man who was selected can do nothing but stutter when he has to sepak to a woman, so Hosein, the crew’s jack-of-all-trades, is called on to replace him. Tahereh, the young woman, at first protests as Hosein has aleady been making unwelcome advances to her for some time, but finally agrees because of her love for cinema. Hosein takes advantage of this out-of-the-ordinary situation – finding himself in the role of the husband to the woman he desires in real life – to pursue his courtship and finally manages to obtain Tahereh’s consent.
Production :
Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Editing :
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami
Sound :
Changiz Sayad; Mahmud Samakbashi
Changiz Sayad; Mahmud Samakbashi
Photography :
Farhad Saba; Hosein Jafarian
Farhad Saba; Hosein Jafarian