Middle Eastern Studies Program presents: Women Without Men
060 Eggers Hall
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Women Without Men Directed by: Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari (95 minutes) “In
her feature-film debut, renowned visual artist Shirin Neshat offers an
exquisitely crafted view of Iran in 1953, when a British- and American-backed
coup removed the democratically elected government. Adapted from the novel by
Iranian author Shahrnush Parsipur, the film weaves together the stories of four
individual women during those traumatic days, whose experiences are shaped by
their faith and the social structures in place. With a camera that floats
effortlessly through the lives of the women and the beautiful countryside of
Iran, Neshat explores the social, political, and psychological dimensions of
her characters as they meet in a metaphorical garden, where they can exist and
reflect while the complex intellectual and religious forces shaping their world
linger in the air around them. Looking at Iran from Neshat’s point of view
allows us to see the larger picture and realize that the human community resembles
different organs of one body, created from a common essence.”
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