''First Case, Second Case'' ( fa, .قضیه شکل اول... شکل دوم, ''Qazieh-e shekl-e avval... shekl-e dovvom.'') is a
1979
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Iranian film
The Cinema of Iran (Persian: سینمای ایران), also known as the Cinema of Persia, refers to the cinema and film industries in Iran which produce a variety of commercial films annually. Iranian art films have garnered international fame a ...
directed by
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami ( fa, عباس کیارستمی ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of ...
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Plot
The film starts with this scenario; A teacher is drawing a diagram of an ear on the chalkboard with his back to the class; he is interrupted several times by the sound of a pen banging rhythmically against a desk. Each time he turns around, the noise stops, only to resume again. Finally, unable to pick out the culprit, the teacher tells the seven boys sitting in the corner of the room to leave the class. The students are given an ultimatum, which becomes the basis of the film.
Production
Kiarostami showed this film to the Shah's educational experts and filmed their opinions in 1979. Shooting was nearly complete when, on February 1, Ayatollah Khomeini arrived in Tehran from exile and 10 days later
declared an Islamic republic. Kiarostami set about reimagining the film, junking the previous commentaries and changing the structure. Kiarostami decided to turn the film into a dramatized dilemma. First Case involved pupils refusing to name the guilty party, in Second Case one of the pupils names the culprit and is allowed to return to the classroom. All of the new observers, including the new education minister and members of political parties (Communist, National Democratic Front, National Front, Freedom Movement) were filmed commenting on the two cases. The film was banned after its premier and disappeared from view for decades until June 2009 when it reappeared and became widely distributed on the web.
See also
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List of Iranian films
A list of films produced in Iran ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Iranian films see :Iranian films.
* List of Iranian films before 1960
* List of Iranian films of the 1960s
* List of Iranian films of the 1970s
* List of Ir ...
References
External links
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''First Case, Second Case'' (with English subtitles)- over 30 years have passed since the film's release and, as a result,
Iranian copyright law has rendered it in the public domain.)
Films directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian drama films
1979 films
1970s Persian-language films
1970s rediscovered films
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