The House is Black (1963)

Synopsis: Forough Farrokhzad directed her first and last feature film in the 1960s, naming it THE HOUSE IS BLACK. Known across the globe as a poet of some renown, Farrokhzad stepped into the visual medium... Forough Farrokhzad directed her first and last feature film in the 1960s, naming it THE HOUSE IS BLACK. Known across the globe as a poet of some renown, Farrokhzad stepped into the visual medium and delivered a stylistic tour de force. Illustrating the lifestyles and physical compromises experienced by leprosy sufferers, THE HOUSE IS BLACK is a harrowing trawl through the disease, and may find viewers fingers uncontrollably reaching to cover their eyes from the onscreen horror. A fantastic addition to the canon of Iranian films, this is a powerful, exemplary work. [More]

Director: Forough Farrokhzad

Director: Forough Farrokhzad