I watched the film. From technical point of view it is quite primitive, although they had a very good budget to make the film. For example the decoration of the Persian court in the film is very childish. In regard of the content it seems the director has just wanted to make some Arab nationalists happy and get money from them. Maybe for a short while the film was successful but now, no one knows that and no one takes it seriously because it is quite obvious that is an assignment to produce that. On that time (late 1970s) the politicians in the Arab world (esp the Ba'ath party in Iraq) were not happy with the Shah policies. This film is just a childish reaction to that.
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Soraya
(2003 TV Movie)
Persian is right to left, not left to right!
28 September 2015
In the film when the Shah signs a document in Persian, he does it from left to right, but Persian language is written from right to left! So a guf !
I do not know why the director or the screenplay writer has replaced Princess Ashraf (the real sister of Mohammad Reza Shah) by a fabricated character named Princess Samira which has been cited in the film as the cousin of Shah.
Another thing, the cloth of servants at Sadabad Palace is Turkish, not Persian.
Anyway an entertaining film! :)
I do not know why the director or the screenplay writer has replaced Princess Ashraf (the real sister of Mohammad Reza Shah) by a fabricated character named Princess Samira which has been cited in the film as the cousin of Shah.
Another thing, the cloth of servants at Sadabad Palace is Turkish, not Persian.
Anyway an entertaining film! :)
Terug naar de kust
(2009)
Copying "The Bodyguard"?!
22 April 2014
I try to watch all Dutch movies because I like Holland. I also watch other movies too so that was surprising for me that "Terug Naar De Kust" is quite similar to 1992 American romantic movie "The Bodyguard" (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.)
BACK TO THE COAST: -- THE BODYGUARD: Maria is a singer / Rachel is a singer -- Maria receives hate letters / Rachel receives hate letters -- Maria's sister is Jealous / Rachel's sister is jealous too !!
Another problem is when they released the DVD even did not bother to add English subtitles for that. It seems they just produced the film for domestic market.
Dutch cinema is improving. Some good films such as "Black Book" and "Sonny Boy" have been produced. In this atmosphere, in my opinion, "Terug Naar De Kust" is a backward! :(
BACK TO THE COAST: -- THE BODYGUARD: Maria is a singer / Rachel is a singer -- Maria receives hate letters / Rachel receives hate letters -- Maria's sister is Jealous / Rachel's sister is jealous too !!
Another problem is when they released the DVD even did not bother to add English subtitles for that. It seems they just produced the film for domestic market.
Dutch cinema is improving. Some good films such as "Black Book" and "Sonny Boy" have been produced. In this atmosphere, in my opinion, "Terug Naar De Kust" is a backward! :(
Out in the Dark
(2012)
A humanistic film
4 April 2014
The film looks at the issue of homosexuality in a very humanistic way. It should be appreciated. "Out in Dark" also targets this very important matter that ordinary and innocent people are the main victims of political conflicts between the government. And also various governmental or militia agents who try to prevent two persons for loving each other instead of solving the main problems of the country.
Hopefully this film will have some effect in the Arab world which is quite harsh with homosexuals. It's quite sad that the mother of the younger gay in the film even does not want to talk to his son over the phone just because he is gay.
In General I think the film is a "must see".
Hopefully this film will have some effect in the Arab world which is quite harsh with homosexuals. It's quite sad that the mother of the younger gay in the film even does not want to talk to his son over the phone just because he is gay.
In General I think the film is a "must see".
Not Without My Daughter
(1991)
Politically motivated and Full of Lies
15 March 2014
The movie is full of lies about Persian (Iranian) culture and also the production itself is quite amateur. It's clear that in early 1990s they have been in rush to just make an anti-Iran film for their political agenda. In a scene for example you see the microphone in the top side of the frame. They even did not care to film that part again or correct that !
Hollywood has a long history to make films against Persia (Iran). "Not Without My Daughter" is just one of them. In recent years Hollywood has also another anti-Persian film "300" which shows Greeks brave, handsome and freedom fighter and shows Persians wild, ugly and barbarian!
And the interesting point is that Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, was the first leader of the world who proclaimed what has been identified by scholars and archaeologists to be the oldest known declaration of human rights, which was transcribed onto the Cyrus Cylinder sometime between 539 and 530 BC.
Hollywood has a long history to make films against Persia (Iran). "Not Without My Daughter" is just one of them. In recent years Hollywood has also another anti-Persian film "300" which shows Greeks brave, handsome and freedom fighter and shows Persians wild, ugly and barbarian!
And the interesting point is that Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, was the first leader of the world who proclaimed what has been identified by scholars and archaeologists to be the oldest known declaration of human rights, which was transcribed onto the Cyrus Cylinder sometime between 539 and 530 BC.
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