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Iranian director Saeed Roustaee returned to Cannes Competition this year with contemporary melodrama Woman and Child. The Palme d’Or went to compatriot Jafar Panahi, but Roustaee’s feature won ...
Even before Saeed Roustayee's "Woman and Child" premieres at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, the Iranian director's new work is sparking heated controversy that reflects deep soul searching ...
A woman and her 7-year-old son were killed in what police believe was a double murder-suicide by their husband and father.
In Saeed Roustaee’s “Woman and Son,” an initially low-key drama that takes a shattering and tragic, pain is an all-encompassing experience. Even at a Cannes Film Festival that hasn’t been ...
‘Woman and Child’ Review: An Unwieldy Iranian Melodrama Sustained by Great Performances and a Gifted Young Director Writer-director Saeed Roustaee ('Leila's Brothers') returns to Cannes ...
Artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi, born Okayama, Japan 1889-died New York City 1953 Date Object number Usage conditions apply Type Painting Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 57 1/4 x 44 7/8 in. (145.4 x 114.0 cm.) ...
‘Woman and Child’ is scarcely a film about personal triumph, but as the chance of conventional assimilation into Iranian society is wrenched from Mahnaz, who then takes it upon herself to ...
In Saeed Roustayi’s Woman and Child, a carefully crafted and endlessly gripping drama that follows a Tehran family’s slow disintegration, it’s the supposedly joyous occasion of a marriage ...
A woman from Des Plaines, Illinois, has an interesting history and an amazingly positive outlook on life. Her name is Madlan McKernan, but everyone just calls her Mack.
Cannes-bound Iranian film 'Mother and Child' by Saeed Roustayee is sparking controversy before it screens, prompting Mohammad Rasoulof to intervene.