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The ladies room / directed by Mahnaz Afzali.

Title	The ladies room / directed by Mahnaz Afzali.
Publication Date:	2003
Publication Place	Iran - Iranian Independents
Subject	Women > Iran. Women > Iran > Social conditions. Women > Iran > Social life and customs. Feminism > Iran. Muslim women > Iran. Iran > Social conditions > 1997- Tehran (Iran)
Type	Other
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource (55 min.).
Library:	Yale University
Record ID	991010414186308651
Date	2003
Notes	Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014). Recorded in Tehran, Iran. In Farsi, western (Persian). Original language in Farsi, western (Persian).
Sample Text	Filmed in a woman's restroom located in a public park in Iran's metropolitan center of Tehran, this documentary explodes Western stereotyping of women in Iran. The elder who runs the washroom offers a shoulder to cry on or tough love in a place where women, many of them especially marginalized because they are prostitutes, addicts or runaways, feel safe enough to remove their veils, and draw on cigarettes and their opinions on a wide range of subjects that men cannot hear them speaking about: sex, family abuse, relationships, drugs, religion and self-mutilation. The director (and admired actress) supplies the audience with an unflinching, detailed examination of the lives of the women who use the restroom as a gathering place. Mary Kerr, Programming Director of Silverdocs, highly praises the way private conversations establish community: "Never before have I been so surprised by a film's candor and honesty. The Ladies' Room is an amazing testament to Mahnaz Afzali's restraint as a filmmaker as she steps into the background and lets these women, who are second-class citizens in Iran, be themselves - totally unrestrained and surprisingly progressive." Awards/Festivals: Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2003; Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2004; Vienna International Film Festival 2004; Adelaide Film Festival 2005.
Kataloğa Eklendi	June 25, 2025
Diğer Sorumlular	Afzali, Mahnaz, 1964-
Diğer Formatlar	Previously released as DVD.
Dizi	Academic Video Online
Varyant ve İlgili Başlıklar	The ladies Zananeh

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The ladies room / directed by Mahnaz Afzali.

Publication Date 2003

Publication Place Iran - Iranian Independents

Subject Women > Iran. Women > Iran > Social conditions. Women > Iran > Social life and customs. Feminism > Iran. Muslim women > Iran. Iran > Social conditions > 1997- Tehran (Iran)

Type Other

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource (55 min.).

Library Yale University

Record ID 991010414186308651

Date 2003

Notes Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014). Recorded in Tehran, Iran. In Farsi, western (Persian). Original language in Farsi, western (Persian).

Sample Text Filmed in a woman's restroom located in a public park in Iran's metropolitan center of Tehran, this documentary explodes Western stereotyping of women in Iran. The elder who runs the washroom offers a shoulder to cry on or tough love in a place where women, many of them especially marginalized because they are prostitutes, addicts or runaways, feel safe enough to remove their veils, and draw on cigarettes and their opinions on a wide range of subjects that men cannot hear them speaking about: sex, family abuse, relationships, drugs, religion and self-mutilation. The director (and admired actress) supplies the audience with an unflinching, detailed examination of the lives of the women who use the restroom as a gathering place. Mary Kerr, Programming Director of Silverdocs, highly praises the way private conversations establish community: "Never before have I been so surprised by a film's candor and honesty. The Ladies' Room is an amazing testament to Mahnaz Afzali's restraint as a filmmaker as she steps into the background and lets these women, who are second-class citizens in Iran, be themselves - totally unrestrained and surprisingly progressive." Awards/Festivals: Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2003; Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2004; Vienna International Film Festival 2004; Adelaide Film Festival 2005.

Kataloğa Eklendi June 25, 2025

Diğer Sorumlular Afzali, Mahnaz, 1964-

Diğer Formatlar Previously released as DVD.

Dizi Academic Video Online

Varyant ve İlgili Başlıklar The ladies Zananeh