Film: Hamun

April 2, 2019

All Day

Room 165, Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210

Ohio State University's Library offers an extensive collection of films from the Middle East (see below). Ohio State University's Library offers an extensive collection of films from the Middle East (see below). We will screen one of these films and conduct a Q&A with a faculty expert on the film's topic. Refreshments will be served.

An award winning film by Director Dariush Mehrjui, Hamoon is a story of a breakdown of a marriage. The middle class Hamid Hamoun has been married to painter Mahshid for seven years. However, Mahshid is becoming increasingly frustrated with their existence, and feels that Hamid is somehow holding her back from her true creativity. When she asks for a divorce, Hamid struggles to come to terms with it, in addition to his battle to complete his PhD. In a series of dream sequences that resemble the work of Fellini, Hamid tries to piece together what went wrong. Hailed as Dariush Mehrjui's greatest masterpiece since 'The Cow,' this compelling film uses subtle humor to tell the story of one man's heartbreaking loss.

Film list:

Arabic Films

Persian Films

Turkish Films

Sponsored by: the Middle East Studies Library, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, and the Middle East Studies Center.

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