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The founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran had just returned from exile and declared that the Iranian cinema of the future should be in line with the values of “ The Cow ”.

In contrast, “ The House is Black ” ( 1962 ) is an impressive short film in grainy black and white visuals which provides an unabashed look at deformed faces and bodies in a leper colony.

The initial shock is soon followed by beauty: the uninterrupted scenes are accompanied by the off-screen voice of director Forough Farrokhzad – she reads excerpts from the Old Testament, the Qur ’ an and her own poems – and our attitudes regarding the wonder of human existence are surpassed.

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Der Gründer der islamischen Republik im Iran war gerade aus dem Exil zurückgekehrt und gab die Devise aus ; ein künftiges islamisches Kino solle sich an den Werten von „ The Cow “ ausrichten.

„ The House is Black “ ( 1962 ) ist dagegen ein eindrücklicher Kurzfilm, der in grobkörnigen Schwarzweißbildern einen unverstellten Blick auf die deformierten Gesichter und Körper in einer Leprakolonie wirft.

Dem anfänglichen Schock folgt bald die Schönheit:

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