The color of paradise / directed by Majid Majidi.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Majīdī, Majīd, 1959- Director.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

Persian

Subjects (All):

Blind children--Family relationships.

Blind children.

Feature films.

Foreign films.

Motion pictures, Iranian.

Genre:

Feature films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (90 min.).

Place of Publication:

Honolulu, HI : Asia Pacific Films, 1999.

Language Note:

In Farsi, western (Persian).

Original language in Farsi, western (Persian).

Summary:

This film tells the story of Mohammad, who after a year in Tehran learning to read Braille, returns to his village with his widowed father. His Father fears that a blind son will prevent him from marrying again, so he puts Mohammad into an apprenticeship program as a carpenter. The Color of Paradise is a painfully beautiful film about a blind boy's ability to see more than others who are bound by tradition and religion. Filmed with mainly amateur actors, this is an award winning and critically acclaimed film. Awards: Best Film and Best Actor at Cinemanila (Philippines) International Film in 2000; Festival Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor at Valenciennes (France) Film Festival in 2000; Best Director at Isfahan Children and Young Adults Film Festival in 2000; Best Film at Fajr (Tehran) International Film Festival in 1999; Grand Prix Americas Award for Best Film at Montreal World Film Festival in 1999.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 29, 2013).

Nominated 2001 Chlotrudis Awards, Chlotrudis Award

Won 2000 Cinemanila International Film Festival, Best Actor

Won 2000 Cinemanila International Film Festival, Lino Brocka Award

Won 2000 Giffoni Film Festival, Special Mention

Won 1999 Gijón International Film Festival, Special Jury Award

Won 1999 Gijón International Film Festival, Special Prize of the Young Jury

Nominated 1999 Gijón International Film Festival, Grand Prix Asturias

Nominated 2001 London Critics Circle Film Awards, ALFS Award

Won 1999 Montréal World Film Festival, Grand Prix des Amériques

Nominated 2001 Online Film Critics Society Awards OFCS Award

Won 2000 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, SDFCS Award

Won 2002 Uruguayan Film Critics Association, UFCA Award

Won 2000 Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films, Audience Award

Won 2000 Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films, Grand Prize

Nominated 2000 Young Artist Awards, Young Artist Award

OCLC:

865004270