Publication Date
2003
Publication Place
-
Jeonju International Film Festival
Subject
Ḍaph. Ḍaph > Construction > Iran. Rites and ceremonies > Iran.
Type
Other
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (40 min.)
Library
Yale University
Record ID
991010396177008651
Date
2003
Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014). In Persian (Farsi, Western). Original language in Persian (Farsi, Western).
Sample Text
This simple but affecting documentary portrays a rural craftsman who makes a traditional Iranian percussion instrument called a daf. All able-bodied family members participate in the production, including a blind son, whom we see hitching a ride to market with his sister to purchase the sheep skins and wood planks used in the instrument's manufacture. A doctor visits the father's younger 3-1/2 year-old son, who has also lost his eyesight, and offers this advice 'Pray to God. Give to charity. Have ceremonies and have a dervish play the daf for him.' The greater part of the film focuses on the laborious work involved in the fabrication of daf and culminates in a rousing ritual for the ailing boy. The accomplished camerawork takes advantage of the surrounding scenery and local color. Sensitive individuals are warned of a brief but graphic segment of sheep being slaughtered.
Kataloğa Eklendi
June 24, 2025
Diğer Sorumlular
Ghobadi, Bahman
Diğer Formatlar
Previously released as DVD.
Dizi
Academic Video Online
