Siyavosh at Persepolis (1967)
Siyavosh at Persepolis tells the story of the Crown Prince of Iran, Siyavosh, who after a falling-out with his father leaves Iran and settles in Turan. There he marries the daughter of King Afrasyab and is killed in a plot by the king’s scheming and jealous son. The film combines this ancient story with documentary-style scenes of foreign tourists visiting the ruins of Persepolis in the present, creating a work in which past, future, present, legend, theater and a myriad of filmic forms are combined in a dense intertextuality.
Director: Fereydoun Rahnema
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Minou Farjad as Siaavash |
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Marva Nabili as Soudabeh |
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Abbas Moayyeri as Kaous |
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Nader Kouklani as Garsivaz |
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Amir Farid as Afrasiab |
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Ashgar Zolfaghari as Rustam |
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Sirus Afhami as |
| Directing | Fereydoun Rahnema | Director |
| Writing | Fereydoun Rahnema | Writer |
| Directing | Marva Nabili | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Peter Palian | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Fuzie Majd | Music |