Title from disc labels. Le ballon blanc: F. Sadr Orfami, A. Bourkowska, Aïda Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kafili. Sang et or: Hossain Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi, Azita Rayeji, Shahram Vaziri. Le Ballon blanc based on an original idea by Parviz Shahbazi. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995 and 2003, respectively. Special features: interviews with Jafar Panahi by Jean-Michel Frodon and Farrokh Gaffary (subtitled in French).
Contents:
disque 2. Crimson gold / Le ballon blanc = The white balloon / Jafar Panahi Productions, Lumen Films and Mikado Film present ; a film by Jafar Panahi ; produced, edited & directed by Jafar Panahi ; screenplay, Abbas Kiarostami. disque 2. Sang et or = Talaye sorkh = Crimson gold / Jafar Panahi Productions, Lumen Films and Mikado Film present ; a film by Jafar Panahi ; produced, edited & directed by Jafar Panahi ; screenplay, Abbas Kiarostami.
Summary:
Le ballon blanc: the adventures of a young girl in Teheran who loses her money on her way to buy a special goldfish for New Year's. Sang et or: story of Hussein, a humble pizza deliveryman who feels continually humiliated by the injustices he sees all around him. When his friend Ali finds a receipt for a stranger's necklace purchase, Hussein is stunned by its exceptionally high cost. He knows that his pitiful salary will never be enough to afford such a luxury. Soon after, he and Ali are refused entry to an uptown jewelry store because of their scruffy appearances; his rage over this slight sets off a series of events. But, Hussein will taste the luxurious life for one night before his deep feelings of humiliation push him over the edge.
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