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The lodgers / directed by Dariush Mehrjui.

Title	The lodgers / directed by Dariush Mehrjui.
Author	Mihrjū'ī, Dāriyūsh
Publication Date:	1986
Publication Place	Honolulu, HI - Asia Pacific Films
Subject	Landlord and tenant > Iran > Drama. Feature films.
Type	Other
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource (126 min.).
Library:	Yale University
Record ID	991010446254708651
Date	1986
Notes	Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013). In Farsi, western (Persian). Original language in Farsi, western (Persian).
Sample Text	In an old, crumbling building occupied by four families, butcher Abbas Agha declares himself the legal representative of the landlord. Tempted by a housing agency to take over the house, Abbas Agha stops the lodgers from repairing the house. In the end, the house crumbles and the lodgers are physically and financially hurt. This cinematic satire uses the unhappy relations between landlords and tenants to reflect larger national realities. As Iranian critic, Behzad Eshqi, noted: 'In 1987, Dariush Mehrjui's The Lodgers became a turning point in the Iranian comic cinema and was called the best comedy in the history of Iranian film. Mehrjui had not made a new film for a while and his return to the Iranian cinema was conditional on making a film that would attract public attention. However, The Lodgers was not solely a comedy, but a new phenomenon in the history of Iranian comedies in terms of structure and theme. Mehrjui used slapstick as well as situation comedy in his film, which was an unprecedented experience in Iranian cinema. Various characters of the film did not make people laugh through their grimaces or verbal jokes, but it was the absurd situation of those characters that made people laugh; situations that were outwardly ridiculous, but inwardly tragic and which revealed regretful conditions of a society where various classes are fighting each other due to social and economic original discrepancies.' Awards/Festivals: Golden Plaque for Best Sound-Recording 5th Fajr International Film Festival 1987.
Kataloğa Eklendi	June 25, 2025
Diğer Sorumlular	'Abdī, Akbar Farjami, Farimah Intiẓāmī, ʻIzzat Allāh, 1924-
Diğer Formatlar	Previously released as DVD.
Dizi	Academic Video Online
Varyant ve İlgili Başlıklar	Original title: Ejareh Neshinha

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The lodgers / directed by Dariush Mehrjui.

Author Mihrjū'ī, Dāriyūsh

Publication Date 1986

Publication Place Honolulu, HI - Asia Pacific Films

Subject Landlord and tenant > Iran > Drama. Feature films.

Type Other

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource (126 min.).

Library Yale University

Record ID 991010446254708651

Date 1986

Notes Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013). In Farsi, western (Persian). Original language in Farsi, western (Persian).

Sample Text In an old, crumbling building occupied by four families, butcher Abbas Agha declares himself the legal representative of the landlord. Tempted by a housing agency to take over the house, Abbas Agha stops the lodgers from repairing the house. In the end, the house crumbles and the lodgers are physically and financially hurt. This cinematic satire uses the unhappy relations between landlords and tenants to reflect larger national realities. As Iranian critic, Behzad Eshqi, noted: 'In 1987, Dariush Mehrjui's The Lodgers became a turning point in the Iranian comic cinema and was called the best comedy in the history of Iranian film. Mehrjui had not made a new film for a while and his return to the Iranian cinema was conditional on making a film that would attract public attention. However, The Lodgers was not solely a comedy, but a new phenomenon in the history of Iranian comedies in terms of structure and theme. Mehrjui used slapstick as well as situation comedy in his film, which was an unprecedented experience in Iranian cinema. Various characters of the film did not make people laugh through their grimaces or verbal jokes, but it was the absurd situation of those characters that made people laugh; situations that were outwardly ridiculous, but inwardly tragic and which revealed regretful conditions of a society where various classes are fighting each other due to social and economic original discrepancies.' Awards/Festivals: Golden Plaque for Best Sound-Recording 5th Fajr International Film Festival 1987.

Kataloğa Eklendi June 25, 2025

Diğer Sorumlular 'Abdī, Akbar Farjami, Farimah Intiẓāmī, ʻIzzat Allāh, 1924-

Diğer Formatlar Previously released as DVD.

Dizi Academic Video Online

Varyant ve İlgili Başlıklar Original title: Ejareh Neshinha