About Elly [Darbâreye Eli]

Farhādī, Aṣghar, 1972- (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Razavi, S.M., (film producer.). Jafarian, Azad, (author.). Bauer, Andrea, (composer (expression)). Safiyari, Hayedeh, (editor of moving image work.). Jafarian, Hossain, (cinematographer.). Farāhānī, Gulshīftah, 1983- (actor.). Ḥusaynī, Shahāb, (actor.). Alidousti, Taraneh, 1984- (actor.). Zāriʻī, Marīlā, (actor.). Ḥaqīqī, Mānī, 1969- (actor.). Muʻādī, Paymān, 1972- (actor.). Hassannia, Tina, (writer of accompanying material.). DreamLab Films, (film production company.). Cinema Guild, (publisher.). Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidousti, Merila Zarei, Mani Haghighi, Peyman Moadi. (Cast).

Summary: With the return of their friend Ahmad from Germany, a group of old college pals decide to reunite of a weekend by the Caspian Sea. The fun starts right away as they quickly catch on the plan of lively Sepideh, who has brought along Elly, her daughter's kindergarten teacher, in hopes of setting her up with recently divorced Ahmad. But seemingly trivial lies, which start accumulating at the seashore, suddenly swing round and come back full force when one afternoon Elly suddenly vanishes.

Record details

ISBN: 078151519X
ISBN: 9780781515191
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording]
Publisher: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, [2015]
Copyright: ©2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009. Special features: press conference with director Asghar Farhadi and actors Golshifteh Farahani, Peyman Moadi, Rana Azadivar and Merila Zarei at the 59th Berlin Film Festival (51 minutes); From Iran, a separation (2013, 52 minutes), a documentary by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataei; original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring essay by Tina Hassannia, author of "Asghar Farhadi: life and cinema." Booklet contains an essay by Tina Hassannia entitled Secrets at seashore.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Andrea Bauer ; cinematography, Hossein Jafarian ; story by Azad Jafarian ; editor, Hayedeh Safiyari.
Participant or Performer Note:	Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidousti, Merila Zarei, Mani Haghighi, Peyman Moadi.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language Note:	In Farsi; optional subtitles in English.
Awards Note:	Winner, Grand Jury Prize, Berlin Film Festival ; Winner, Best Film, Tribeca Film Festival ; Winner, Jury Award, Vienna Film Festival.