Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments (2009)

4.0/10 53 min Documentary

Overview

A look at the life and art of Ms. Iran Darroudi, one of the most important contemporary Iranian painters, who has divided her time between Tehran and Paris for the past fifty years. The film describes the various influences in her life and how she came to cultivate a style that merges the western surrealism with eastern mysticism

Cast

Iran Darroudi

Self

Salvador Dalí

Self (archive footage)

Jean Cocteau

Self (archive footage)

Anthony Quinn

Self (archive footage)

Ahmad Shamlou

Self (archive footage)

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