Marjan
Marjan is a feature film. directed by Shahla Riahi.
Starring Shahla Riahi and Mohammad Ali Jafari
Synopsis
Marjan (1956) is the first Persian feature film directed and produced by a woman in Iran. Filmmaker Shahla Riahi (Ghodrat-ol-Zaman Vafadoost) plays the lead role of Marjan, a Roma woman whose doomed romance with a young school teacher has multiple endings, according to key sources. Shot on 35mm black-and-white film with a runtime of 105 minutes, Marjan was the inaugural production of Arya Film Studio, founded by Riahi herself in 1956. Unfortunately, only two reels of the film can be viewed today, preserved by the Iranian film collector Ahmad Jorghanian, while further surviving reels in the Iranian National Film Center remain completely inaccessible. Film scholar Farzaneh Ebrahimzadeh Holasu will present the surviving fragments in person.
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- EN
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Marjan about?
Marjan (1956) is the first Persian feature film directed and produced by a woman in Iran. Filmmaker Shahla Riahi (Ghodrat-ol-Zaman Vafadoost) plays the lead role of Marjan, a Roma woman whose doome...
Who directed Marjan?
Marjan was directed by Shahla Riahi.
How long is Marjan?
Marjan has a runtime of 1 hours and 45 minutes (105 minutes total).
Who are the main actors in Marjan?
The main cast of Marjan includes Shahla Riahi, Mohammad Ali Jafari.