Women Without Men
23rd March 2010, 6.30pm Curzon Soho
Dir Shirin Neshat, Germany/Austria/France 2009, 95 min
WINNER: Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival
This aesthetically exquisite work of art and 20th century history weaves together the stories of five Iranian women against the backdrop of the American and British-backed coup that brought down Prime Minister Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah in 1953. Contrasting the political drama of the time with the complexities of the women's intimate lives makes for an imaginative and emotional film that engages us on a myriad of levels.
Shirin Neshat
Photographer and video artist Shirin Neshat is one of the world’s most respected Iranian artists. Among her best known works are Women of Allah (1990), Turbulent (1998) and Rapture (1999). Neshat is based in New York and exhibits internationally. Following several short films, Women Without Men is Neshat’s first feature.
Screening presented in association with the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (17 - 26 March): http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/women-without-men