In keeping with festival tradition, the program will be celebrating recently restored cinematic gems and revitalized classics from Marcel Carné (Daybreak, 1939), Akira Kurosawa (Ran, 1985), Robert Bresson (Pickpocket, 1959), Buster Keaton(Steamboat Bill Jr., 1928), Leopold Lindtberg (The Last Chance, 1945), Aleksandr Sokurov (The Lonely Voice of Man, 1987) and Charles Chaplin (City Lights, 1931).
The program will also screen three recently restored movies by Iranian directors Sohrab Shahid Sales (A Simple Event, 1973), Nasser Taghvai (Captain Khorshid, 1987), and Jalal Moqaddam (God’s House, 1966).
For all festivalgoers who are already planning their visit, check screening time and other information at Fajriff.com.
Presided over by Reza Mirkarimi, the 35th edition of Fajr International Film Festival will take place from 21 to 28 April in Tehran.
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