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The Chessboard of the Wind

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The Chessboard of the Wind (1976)
by Mohammad Reza Aslani

Carlotta Films – May 18, 2022

Original title : Shatranj-e baad
Audio : DTS HD MA 1.0: Persian
 Subtitles : French
Duration : 100' ( )
Format : Blu-ray
Genre : Drama

Synopsis
 Following the death of his wife, a traditionalist, patriarchal and corrupt merchant plans to get rid of his daughter-in-law, the heir to the fortune and the beautiful luxurious house in which they live. This emancipated and modern woman is paralyzed and can only move around in a wheelchair. To face the plot fomented by her stepfather, she gets help from her servant, unaware that she has it both ways.

Content and Bonuses
New 4K restoration carried out in 2020 by the World Cinema Project of The Film Foundation and by the Cineteca di Bologna at the L'Image Retrouvée laboratory (Paris), in collaboration with Mohammad Reza Aslani and Gita Aslani Shahrestani. Restoration funded by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Case with sheath
“The Majnoun and the Wind”: unpublished documentary by Gita Aslani Shahrestani (2022, HD, 51')
2 unreleased short films by Mohammad Reza Aslani (HD):
  • "The Hassanlou Cup and the story of the one who asks" ("Jaam-e Hasanlou", 1964, B&W, 21')
  • "The Hassanlou Cup: I said to contemplate this divinatory cup" ("Jaam-e Hasanlou: panjah saal ba'd", 2016, Colors and B&W, 28')
Trailer 2021 (HD)
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