''Gabbeh'' (
Persian
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** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
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: گبه) is a 1996 Iranian film directed by
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf ( fa, محسن مخملباف, ''Mohsen Makhmalbaaf''; born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 1 ...
. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
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section at the
1996 Cannes Film Festival
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The festival opened with ''Ridicule (film), Ridicule'', directed by Patrice Leconte and cl ...
.
The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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at the
70th Academy Awards
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, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The film gets its name from
a type of Persian rug and starts by showing an elderly couple, carrying their gabbeh, walking toward the river hoping to wash their rug. When the rug is spread on the ground, a girl, referred to as Gabbeh, magically comes out of it. The film follows her story and audience learn about her family, her uncle who is hoping to find a bride, and most importantly her longing for a young man she hopes to marry.
The picture was banned in Iran for being "subversive".
''Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts''
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Cast
* Abbas Sayah as Uncle
* Shaghayeh Djodat as Gabbeh
* Hossein Moharami as Old Man
* Rogheih Moharami as Old Woman
* Parvaneh Ghalandari
Awards
* Best Director and Special Critics Award, Sitges Film Festival, 1996
* Silver Screen Award, Singapore International Film Festival
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* Best Artistic Contribution Award, Tokyo International Film Festival
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* One of 10 selected films by critics – Times (USA) 1996.
See also
*
* List of Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
Makhmalbaf Film House
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1996 films
Iranian drama films
1990s Persian-language films
Films directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
1996 drama films
Film controversies in Iran
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