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READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN

A film by Eran Riklis
Starring Golshifteh Farahani, Zar Amir & Mina Kavani

Oct 20, 8:00pm

Regal Edwards Big Newport Theater

Based on Azar Nafisi’s New York Times Best Seller memoir, this sweeping story of perseverance and resistance follows a literature professor (Golshifteh Farahani) from her return to Tehran with her husband in 1979 during the brief window of optimism after the Iranian Revolution through to her eventual exile again in 1997. In between, Nafisi began a book salon in her home that became a refuge for like-minded women watching their rights, professions and freedoms stripped away. Daisy Miller, Pride and Prejudice and, of course, Lolita, along with other Western classics offered the frameworks through which they could make sense of their situation and find the courage to survive it. Brought to the screen by an all-star cast, Nafisi’s story remains as timely and inspiring as ever.

Year: 2024
Runtime: 107 minutes
Language: Farsi, English
Country: Israel, Italy
Director: Eran Riklis
Cast: Zar Amir, Golshifteh Farahani, Mina Kavani