Siyavosh at Persepolis

Overview

Siyavosh at Persepolis tells the story of the Crown Prince of Iran, Siyavosh, who after a falling-out with his father leaves Iran and settles in Turan. There he marries the daughter of King Afrasyab and is killed in a plot by the king’s scheming and jealous son. The film combines this ancient story with documentary-style scenes of foreign tourists visiting the ruins of Persepolis in the present, creating a work in which past, future, present, legend, theater and a myriad of filmic forms are combined in a dense intertextuality.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1967

Original language

Persian

Spoken languages

Persian

Countries

Iran

Cast

Abbas Moayyeri,Amir Farid,Ashgar Zolfaghari,Sirus Afhami,Marva Nabili,Nader Kouklani,Minou Farjad

Director

Fereydoun Rahnema

Writer

Fereydoun Rahnema

Cinematography

Peter Palian

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0207106