DVD – “Contes persans 2”

Rain of Flowers (Ali-Akbar Sadeghi, 1972)

With its sketchy animation, its equally crude drawings and the absence of perspective reminiscent of Persian draperies, “Pluie de fleurs” (Rain of Flowers) is a pretty, almost childish reflection on the absurdity of war.

The Tower (Ali-Akbar Sadeghi, 1974)

This very inventive short film with very expressive designs is constructed as a beautiful mise en abyme of a chess game, a game whose name comes from… Persian.

Union (Nazanin Sobhan Sarbandi, 1989)

Both full of mischief and boasting colorful graphics, “Union” is a likeable tale that values ​​mutual aid and pits lush, resourceful nature against greedy and evil man.

The man and the cloud (Parviz Naderi, 1975)

A cloud pursues a man who wants to get rid of it … A pretty and simple story like the drawings on cellulos.

The grandmother with birds (Fatemeh Goudarzi, 2006)

Combining drawings and painting, this initiatory tale full of humility and wisdom deals with intergenerational transmission with poetry. The whole is served by a simply sumptuous graphics.

Roots in the Sky (Farkhondeh Torabi, 2006)

Made in stop motion using sand and gravel, this short film evokes the difficulties of a young person growing up. Original, relevant and very optimistic.

The dream (Ali-Reza Chitaï, 2007)

A sweet reverie, a sort of poetic digression of two peacocks separated from each other. Workmanship and designs are top notch.

The apple tree (Parviz Naderi, 1982)

Formally very basic, “The apple tree” is a metaphor for the little ones about the importance of sharing and the harmful effects of lust.

Genre: Animation, Youth.
Year: 1982 – 2007.
Total duration: 64 min.
Produced by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents (Kandon) / Published by Les Films du Paradoxe.
DVD PAL Zone 2 (Europe).