Sun 24th Feb 5.00pm - Ciné lumière

Iran 1962. 22 min. 12A

An astounding cinematic masterpiece about a leper colony outside Tabriz and the lives of those tragically deformed. 'Forough Farrokhzad was one of the greatest contemporary poets' (Chris Marker) and The House is Black is among the most complete fusions between film and poetry ever filmed. Banned at the time, it remains a haunting, lyrical and deeply humanist vision: an ode to the resilience of those who still believe in life. Winner, Grand Prize, Oberhausen Film Festival 1963.

Film restored by the ARCHIVES FRANÇAISES DU FILM in the Ministry of Culture's plan to save old films.