1997 · drama · romance · iranian
Leila
Directed by Dariush Mehrjui2h 5m1997
This film tells the story of a semi modern Iranian couple, who are trying to fight the old beliefs and old generation. This is a failing battle because the man is not strong enough.
Our read: Leila (1997) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · romance · iranian entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
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