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Eastwood Film Tops
Cannes Lineup
Movie icon Clint Eastwood will premiere his latest directorial outing ’Changeling’, at the Cannes International Film Festival slated for May 14-25 in southern France.
The 1920s thriller, about a woman whose son is kidnapped, stars Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich and Amy Ryan.
Other films set for the event include Wim Wenders’ ’The Palermo Shooting’ and Steven Soderbergh’s Che Guevara feature ’The Argentine’, BBC reported.
The latest Indiana Jones movie will also be shown out of competition.
Quentin Tarantino will be among the Hollywood A-listers attending the festival, where he will give a film directing masterclass.
Other celebrities rumored to be attending include Penelope Cruz, Woody Allen, Benicio Del Toro and the main cast of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Actor Sean Penn leads this year’s jury, and will decide the film that takes home the prestigious Palme D’Or prize.
A total of 19 directors will compete for the honor, including Eastwood, Soderbergh and Wenders--as well as Brazil’s Walter Salles, China’s Jia Zhangke, Israeli Ari Folman, and Pablo Trapero of Argentina.
Last year’s Palme D’Or went to Romanian drama ’4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’.
’Elahi Nameh’ Available at Book Fair
The first edition of ’Elahi Nameh’ (Book of Divinity), a masterpiece by the renowned Iranian mystic and poet Farideddin Attar Neishabouri, will be available at the upcoming 21st Tehran International Book Fair along with revision by literary figure, Mohammed Reza Shafiei Kadkani.
According to MNA, Kadkani has also written an introduction to the book which is among the most important compositions by Attar.
In Elahi Nameh, Attar framed his mystical teachings on various stories that a father tells his sons, who are seeking worldly pleasures and power.
Kadkani has also edited the poet’s ’Mosibat-Nameh’ (elegy) and Asrar- Nameh (secrets), which are to be presented at the fair.
The 20th Tehran International Book Fair will be held from May 1-11 at the city’s Grand Prayer Grounds (Mosalla).
Iranian Artworks in Moscow Museum
An exhibition of Iranian artworks is underway at Moscow Museum of Modern Art.
The one-week show features calligraphy works, paintings, photographs, illumination, miniatures, and inlaid works, MNA reported.
Works by Mohammad Atashzad, Amir Tahmasbi, Jila Amir-Aqaei, and five other Iranian artists are on display at the event. The exhibit will run until April 27.
Marzban Plans Performance
Noted stage director Hadi Marzban plans to stage ’Hamlet With Seasons Salad’, by the late playwright Akbar Radi, at Sangelaj Hall of Tehran’s City Theater Complex in November.
“I will also play a role in ’Hamlet With Seasons Salad’,“ he said.
Marzban told ISNA that Farhad Aeish and Farzaneh Kaboli have been confirmed for the lead roles.
He further said that he has been invited to stage the performance in the United States as well as in Canada.
Commenting on future plans, he said, “I am planning to begin rehearsals for ’Dr. N’, written by Hossein Pakdel, in June.“
Marzban staged Radi’s ’The Magnificent Smile of Mr. Gill’, at City Theater last year.
Radi died of marrow cancer in Tehran in December.
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