Dance of Dust (1998) [N/A]
Featuring:
Mahmoud Khosravi, Limua Rahi
Written by:
Abolfazl Jalili
Directed by:
Abolfazl Jalili
Release Date:
August 6, 1998
Original Title:
Raghs-e-khak
Alternate Titles:
Dance of Dust
Danse de la poussière
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Rasaneh-e-Ama
Production Countries:
Iran
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 73
A young Iranian boy makes friends with a young girl of the same age against a backdrop of the humdrum daily existence of rural workers.
'Dance of Dust' tells the story of a boy, working in the brick making. The various stages of the process, from putting the clay in the shapes to the carrying away of the bricks by the trucks. It's hard, dirty work, and a poor life, and if the rains are early it's all for nought. It also tells about the boy falling in love with a girl, who in the end has to leave with her mother.I saw the movie without subtitles. This seems little of a problem, because there is little talking going on, most scenes contain none. However, exactly for that reason I would have liked another type of subtitles. Because the movie has not much talking, the scenes have to bring over their message in another way, and symbolism of course scores high. Problem is, this is an Iranian movie, and I know too little of the culture to understand the meaning of many of the scenes. Too many scenes thus cannot be understood in their correct context.The movie contains many beautiful pictures, but as a fake documentary of the life of brick makers fails to keep one's attention for the full 1 1/2 hours. Fortunately there is more behind this movie. Unfortunately, that something is only there for someone with more knowledge of Islamic and Iranian culture than I have to see.
