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"The Persian Version" director on creating a film that is "playful in terms of sexuality"

Based on a true story . . . sort of, “The Persian Version” is writer/director Maryam Keshavarz’s lively comedy-drama about Leila (Layla Mohammadi), a filmmaker, struggling with personal and ...
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Film Review: THE PERSIAN VERSION (2023): Maryam Keshavarz’s Tearjerker is Full of Heart and Wise Observations About Life

The Persian Version (2023) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz and starring Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bijan Daneshmand, Bella Warda, Sachli ...

Bahram Beyzaie, Iranian Director of Venice Award-Winning ‘Bashu, the Little Stranger,’ Dies at 87

Asghar Farhadi remembered the filmmaker and playwright, who died due to complications from cancer, as his "great teacher." ...
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Indies ‘The Persian Version’, ‘The Delinquents’ & Animated ‘The Canterville Ghost’ Based On Story By Oscar Wilde In Theaters – Specialty Preview

An Iranian American woman navigating culture clash, an Argentine bank heist and an animated ghost story voiced by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie debut this weekend with a handful of docs and some notable ...
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Full Trailer for 'The Persian Version' Comedy from Maryam Keshavarz

"We were the All-American family." Sony Pictures Classics has revealed the full official trailer for the indie comedy The Persian Version, made by Iranian-American filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz. Winning ...
Los Angeles Times

In the ‘The Persian Version,’ generations of independent Iranian women find their lane

Writer-director Maryam Keshavarz’s lively sophomore feature “The Persian Version” is an energetic and enjoyable memoir of a film, if a bit busy. In telling her family’s story of immigrating from Iran ...
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Movie Review: 'Persian Version' finds laughter, tears in Iranian American tale of resilient women

Let nobody say writer-director Maryam Keshavarz doesn’t know how to start a movie. The first time we see Leila, her alter ego in the autobiographical, warm-hearted, personal, funny but also somewhat ...
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Iranian Actress Taraneh Alidoosti Praised For Defiance After New Documentary

A new documentary about the acclaimed Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, detailing her outspoken support for the “Women, Life ...
The New York Times

‘The Persian Version’ Director Has Always Lived in the In-Between

In her new film, Maryam Keshavarz finds both gravity and levity in the struggle to reconcile her Iranian heritage and her life in the United States. By Maya Salam When Leila, the central character in ...
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PERSIAN VERSION – Review

Layla Mohammadi as LEILA, Niousha Noor as SHIRIN in THE PERSIAN VERSION. Photo credit: Yiget Eken. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. Growing up with a foot in two cultures can be a tricky experience ...
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“The Persian Version” director on creating a film that is “playful in terms of sexuality”

Based on a true story . . . sort of, “The Persian Version” is writer/director Maryam Keshavarz’s lively comedy-drama about Leila (Layla Mohammadi), a filmmaker, struggling with personal and ...