Publication
Imprint: Seattle, Washington : Typecast Releasing, 2008. Context: Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Filmed in Iran and Tunisia. Series: Nacer Khemir's Desert Trilogy (3). Responsibility: Les Films du Requin, Behnegar Film & Hannibal Films present ; a Les Films du Requin [and others] co-production ; screenplay, Nacer Khemir, with the participation of Tonino Guerra ; produced by Cyriac Auriol & Ali-Reza Shojanoori ; directed by Nacer Khemir. Credits: Director of photography, Mahmoud Kalari ; editing, Isabelle Rathery ; original music, Armand Amar. Cast: Parviz Shahinkhou, Maryam Hamid, Golshifteh Farahani, Nessim Kahloul, Muhammad Grayaa, Hossein Panahi.. OCLC Number: 273060910. Language: In Arabic and Persian, with English subtitles. Physical: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Call number
DVD / Front Desk
UPC
643519121394
Original publication date
2006
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: Film three in Nacer Khemir's Desert Trilogy.
Disc includes the 32 minute featurette on the director's view of his three desert films: Wanders of the Desert, The Dove's Lost Necklace, and Bab'azia.
A visual poem of incomparable beauty, this masterpiece from director Nacer Khemir begins with the story of a blind dervish named Bab Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape. To keep Ishtar entertained, Bab Aziz relays the ancient tale of a prince who relinquished his realm in order to remain next to a small pool in the desert, staring into its depths while contemplating his soul.
As the tale of the prince unfolds, the two encounter other travelers with stories of their own including Osman, who longs for the beautiful woman he met at the bottom of a well, and Zaid, who searches for the ravishing young woman who fled from him after being seduced by his songs. Filled with breathtaking images and wonderful music, Nacir Khemir has created a fairytale-like story of longing and belonging, filmed in the enchanting and ever-shifting sand scapes of Tunisia and Iran.
FY2010 / jvsn
Disc includes the 32 minute featurette on the director's view of his three desert films: Wanders of the Desert, The Dove's Lost Necklace, and Bab'azia.
A visual poem of incomparable beauty, this masterpiece from director Nacer Khemir begins with the story of a blind dervish named Bab Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape. To keep Ishtar entertained, Bab Aziz relays the ancient tale of a prince who relinquished his realm in order to remain next to a small pool in the desert, staring into its depths while contemplating his soul.
As the tale of the prince unfolds, the two encounter other travelers with stories of their own including Osman, who longs for the beautiful woman he met at the bottom of a well, and Zaid, who searches for the ravishing young woman who fled from him after being seduced by his songs. Filled with breathtaking images and wonderful music, Nacir Khemir has created a fairytale-like story of longing and belonging, filmed in the enchanting and ever-shifting sand scapes of Tunisia and Iran.
FY2010 / jvsn
Physical description
4.75 inches
Language
Original language
Arabic