Shahla Riahi

Tehran's untold sociopolitical history through rare, unseen film archives spanning over a century.

This film is a happy and entertaining program that is performed in the presence of Iranian cinema and music greats to bring happy moments to the viewers.

An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.

A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and Shirin, a Persian poem from the twelfth century, put on stage by Kiarostami. The development of the text -- long a favorite in Persia and the Middle East -- remains invisible to the viewer of the film, the whole story is told by the faces of the women watching the show.

Dr. Shakibeh Moayyed, a skilled infertility doctor, is unable to have children after ten years of living together with her husband. The two have seen a solution in adopting a girl named Leili; but her husband, a textile design engineer, returns the girl to the orphanage. The girl is given to a wealthy woman.

After years of living in the mountains with his wife and daughter, Ali Khan returns to his birthplace to uncover the motive behind the murder of his brother, who was killed by the Khan's operatives. Ojan, his nephew who works as the Khan's miller, stands against Ali Khan, sparking a clash between Ali and the Khan's men.

A group of Iranian classical musicians in the Ghajar era try to release their first record, which takes them on a journey to France.

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nspired by his recent trip to the USA, a filmmaker (played by Dariush Farhang) dreams of making an action film in modern Iran. Having little experience to draw on, he finds that the task is much more daunting that he had first imagined. As he faces setback after setback, he wonders if he will ever complete his project. An interesting look into the complexities of filmmaking.

Engineer "Zarin", the influential and creative member of Pars Electric Company finds out about currency smugglers in some exporting activities of the company and opposes them severely. He decides to resist them with the help of his colleagues. But the smugglers who fail to stop them by threatening start violation and murder to prevent Zarin and his friends interfering.

Golnar lives with her grandparents. One day she goes to the fountain to fetch water. The wind carries away her blue handkerchief. Golnar follows it into the forest and loses her way...

Malihe, was emotionally impacted of aphasia in childhood is lost and the needs nerve to be reminded of the past seizures. The abused children, the incompatibility of the site and can intensify his aggression, school officials decided to deport him to be deaf, but her request Shafiq, educational specialist, he is given another chance. Ms Shafiq Malihe attract the confidence and power with the help of artificial shock, he returns to his speech.

During the Second World War and the occupation of Iran by the Allied army, Dr. Rastan goes to Ih Qashqai to treat his sister's husband. There, he is introduced to Amir Houshang, the elders of the tribal elders, and Ghobad's rebels. He returns to Shiraz. His younger brother, Ali, has been thrown into the city, and ...

Moslem is a truck driver who has just been released from prison. At the invitation of a friend named Safar, he goes to a roadside stop on the outskirts of the city for work, where he unexpectedly encounters his former love — who has now become a prize offered to drivers. He then falls in love with a young woman who is the daughter of this former lover, but in the end he discovers that she is actually his own daughter…

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Norooz's family convince him to sell the old house in order to build a new modern house, but building of the apartment takes long and he runs out of money. Norooz continues the building by himself but strange things happen that drive him crazy.

A young doctor enters a village to serve there but the traditional doctor Mozaffar Khan Hakim-bashi didn't like that and thinks him a rival. Mozaffar Khan and his assistant begin to plot against the doctor making people to doubt him. Meanwhile Hakim-bashi's daughter falls in love with the young doctor and this lead to more adventures.

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A carriage driver who managed to become a taxi driver is in love with his sister-in-law. They were in love when they were young, but both married other people. Now that they are both widowed, they want to realize their dream and get married. The son of the sister-in-law is opposed to this marriage on principle, but he himself is in love with the carriage driver's daughter. The uncle and his nephew are going to challenge each other.

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Heshmat runs the factory of his wife who has a heart disease and is unhappy with his wife's decision that after her death his property will be handed over to his sister Fereshteh. In the absence of his wife, Heshmat tries to attack the sanctity of her gaurdian angel, but the angel hits him on the head with a statue and runs away thinking that Heshmat is dead. Fereshteh decides to drown herself in the river, but Amir, who works in the Heshmat factory, saves her.

Two brothers, a mining supervisor and a mining engineer, are interested in a girl at the same time without knowing about it.

"Shater Abbas" is well-known in the neighborhood. He has a good family and a profitable job. A girl named "Fatemeh" is in love with him, but Fatemeh also has a suitor who is an older and wealthy man...

A boy who inherits a massive fortune is raised by a well-digger after surviving his cousin's murder plot. In his youth, he crosses paths with his cousin once more, but this time a girl is caught in the middle—a girl born from the cousin's illicit affair with a village woman. Unaware that she is actually his own daughter, the cousin tries to snatch her away from the young man. However, the mother steps in just in time to reveal the truth, leading to the cousin finally facing justice.

An Iranian adventure movie from director Azizollah Rafie.

A village girl works as a maid for a wealthy family. The daughters of the household constantly bully her. Once at a party, she catches the eye of a rich young man, and despite the sabotage from her employer's daughters, she eventually marries the man she loves after various trials

In a fight with his alcoholic landlord, the 'father' causes his death, but for some reason, his wife takes the blame and goes to prison. This family, with four daughters, also loses their father in an accident and is forced to take matters into their own hands to make a living, deciding to buy a house.

Madadali has been interested in Ra'na for years, but the girl's father, Mash Yadollah, and her mother agree to marry their daughter to Lotfollah.

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A dispute breaks out between two truck drivers. One of them, who is extremely upset, runs over a child on the road. The middle-aged driver, who believes he is the real culprit, initially tries to escape but then surrenders to the law. Eventually, the truth is revealed, and his rival, who engages in illegal activities, is apprehended.

Three taxi drivers who are friends try to help their friend who was in an accident.

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Maryam leaves her son Majid on the street, and a man named Abbas Agha and his wife Fatemeh raise the child. Farid, Maryam's husband, is released from prison and later becomes very wealthy. Majid and his friend Hassan collaborate with a group of thieves led by Ghaffar. One day, Majid enters Farid's house and takes refuge in Hayedeh's room, gradually falling for her. Abbas, who knows Majid's real parents, gives Majid an incriminating letter to deliver to Farid.

Mamal Feshfesheh is a pickpocket who is in love with a rich girl named Parvin. Parvin decides to help Mamal to live an honest straight life. Her uncle disapproves of their relationship and ...

A love blossoms in the peaceful village between a man and a woman. When it's time to tie the knot, the kind-hearted lover is slandered and defamed, and all efforts are in vain. The situation escalates from calm and gentleness to conflict, and finally, the man proves his truth by removing the obstacles.

A man goes to his house, finds her daughter dead and hears his wife and another man plotting his killing.

Years ago, Bahram lost his wife, Nasrin, during childbirth and now lives with his daughter, Nasrin, and his mother, Zahra.

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Faramarz, the son of the Servant Divan family, marries a girl from the village of Mary, who owns a child and gives her name Leila. The server of the Divan, which opposed this marriage, thwarted Faramarz. Faramarz falls to the valley at the time of driving and dies. The server of the Divan, with the help of the uncle, kidnaps Hassan Leila as his only son, and pretends to burn Leila in the burning fire of the Mary's hut.

A girl who loves a wealthy young man is opposed by her father, and after being disappointed in her relationship with her beloved man, she realizes that her mother is abusive.

A man has four children, one of which is not his real child. There is a rivalry between this adopted child and one of the man's real sons. As a final blow, the real son shares the fact that his identity is fake with the adopted brother. The boy followed the matter and found his dying mother and through her he finally found his real father before he passed away.

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Two young men, commit robbery, and during an accident, they encounter a man who is disappointed and frustrated with life, who intends to commit suicide.

"Changiz" is looking to trap rich and talented people. One of the prey is a man named "Nusrat" whom Changiz gradually prepares the ground for taking over his wealth by placing a woman named "Ghazal" in his path. At the last moment, Ghazal, who has become infatuated with Nusrat, refuses to cooperate. Changiz introduces another woman named "Sharareh" into the scene, but this time she is also unsuccessful and Nusrat returns to her quiet life.

A young girl becomes lonely and lost after losing her father.

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A young girl becomes a wanderer in cities, fearing scandal after a truck driver assaults her.

Ziba and Ahmad are in love. However, the village elder, who is Ahmad's father, disapproves of their union. He desires for Ahmad to marry a woman from a wealthy family to improve their social standing.

A Lost Persian Film.

Sohrab and Maryam have a happy life until....

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.