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Radiograph of a Family

2020

Firouzeh Khosrovani

Documentary, Self: Firouzeh Khosrovani, Soheila Golestani, Christophe Rezai

7.4

22

Documentary "Mother married a photo of Father" says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this personal documentary. She's not speaking metaphorically though. Her mother Tayi literally married a portrait of Hossein in Teheran; he was in Switzerland studying radiology and was unable to travel back to his homeland for the wedding. The event illustrates the abyss that still exists in their marriage: Hossein is a secular progressive and Tayi a ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"Immersive and lyrical (...) An elegantly composed mosaic of real events and artfully restaged memories"
		Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"Inventive and revealing (...) It’s the economy and reserve of Khosrovani’s approach that give the film such incisive and moving clarity."
		Phuong Le The Guardian	"The film operates like an act of unveiling (...) This is a beautifully crafted work of family history with an especially powerful ending (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Diego Semerene Slant	"A family that crumbles once the mother refuses to carry the weight of kinship all by herself (...) The film's real interest lies in the more minute violence of domesticity"
		Kaleem Aftab Cineuropa	"[It] benefits from exquisite poetic language of such an epic scope that, despite the sadness of the tale being told, it delivers the impression of a masterwork of Persian literature"

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