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Showing posts with label Iran. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iran. Show all posts
07 February 2022

Recensione libro: Metà Cielo, Mezza Luna (2005) di Silvia Codecasa, *****

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Sinossi Un vero viaggio di avventura per una donna sola che si mette in testa di attraversare una collana di paesi islamici, dalla Turchia a...
27 July 2020

Film review: Queen of the Desert (2015) by Werner Herzog, *****

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Synopsys Gertrude Bell , a daughter of wealthy British parents, has no interest in the social life of the London elite. Balls, reception...
13 May 2020

Film review: A Separation (2011) by Asghar Farhadi *****

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Synopsis The stand out film of the 2011 Berlin Film Festival and winner of the Golden Bear, A Separation is a suspenseful and intelligent ...
19 March 2020

Film review: Children of Heaven (1997) by Majid Majidi, ****

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Synopsys The accidental loss of a pair of shoes causes problems for a young Iranian boy in this award-winning family drama from directo...
09 September 2012

Book review: The Dark Tourist (2010), by Dom Joly, ***

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Sinister looking WW I artillery on Monte Grappa Synopsis 'Dark tourism is the act of travel and visitation to sites, attractions ...
20 April 2012

Film Review: Space Tourists (2009), by Christian Frei, ***

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Synopsis Frei's film takes a humorous and laconic view of the way billionaires depart our planet earth to travel into outer space for ...
28 January 2012

Book review/Recensione: Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, *****

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Recensione in italiano di seguito! Synopsis Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in ...
26 April 2010

Film review: The Factory of Martyrs, by Camilla Cuomo & Annalisa Vozza, ****

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Synopsis The face of charismatic leader Khomeini and his successors, portraits of national martyrs, animal figures symbolizing good and ev...
27 November 2009

Film review: Carnet d’un combattant kurde, by Stefano Savona, ****

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Synopsis Akif left Germany to join up with the PPK guerrilla fighters. His diary records the doubts, dreams and political discussions that ...
18 September 2009

Recensione: Taqiyya, Alla Scoperta dell'Iran, di Alessandro Pellegatta, ****

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Sinossi Nella tradizione islamica taqiyya significa "paura, stare in guardia, circospezione, ambiguità o dissimulazione" e ha ind...
24 November 2006

Film review: Nose, Iranian Style (2006), by Mehrdad Oskouei, ***

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Sinossi A documentary about why so many people decide to have a nose job in Iran. Most are women, and a beautiful nose is one of the few pa...
25 December 2003

Iran: La fortezza di Bam tra il ricordo e la speranza

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Dicembre 2003: sono in Giordania per un breve viaggio natalizio quando una guida mi riferisce le prime incerte notizie: “Terremoto in Iran, ...
14 September 2003

Bibliography: Books on Iran

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Just a small selections of books I found interesting, your suggestions are welcome. I am reviewing these books one at the time...click on ...
13 September 2003

Book Review: Not Without My Daughter, by Betty Mahmoody, *****

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Synopsis 'You are here for the rest of your life. Do you understand? You are not leaving Iran. You are here until you die.' Betty...
10 September 2003

Recensione: Iran, di Patricia Baker, *****

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Sinossi L'Iran è situato tra l'Iraq e l'Afghanistan, in una delle zone del mondo dove gli equilibri politici sono tra i più fr...

Book Review: Iran, by Patricia Baker, *****

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Synopsis Bradt’s Iran has both a cultural and historical focus. It covers world-famous sites such as Persepolis, but it also delves into th...
02 September 2003

Book Review: Inside Iran: Womens' Lives, by Jane Howard, ***

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Synopsis TV crews and foreign correspondents come and go, but former BBC correspondent Jane Howard made her home in Iran for five years (19...
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01 September 2003

26° g - 1 SET: Tehran, partenza per l'Italia e fine del viaggio

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Ultimo giorno a Tehran, vado al grande bazar, vorrei comprare qualche tappeto. Mi porta M. un iraniano che ho conosciuto tramite amici comun...
31 August 2003

25° g - 31 AGO: Tehran, American Embassy

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Oggi vado a spasso per Tehran. Passeggio davanti all'ambasciata americana, o ex ambasciata, quella occupata da sedicenti studenti irania...
30 August 2003

24° g - 30 AGO: Tehran, volo in parapendio

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Oggi ho avuto un'esperienza interessantissima, sia in sé sia per il contatto umano che mi ha permesso di sviluppare con colleghi piloti....