Women without men = Zanān bidūn-i mardan / Coproduction Office ; director, Shirin Neshat in collaboration with Shoja Azari ; written by Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari ; in coproduction with Rommel Film, EMC Produktion ; in association with CinePostProduction [and others] ; produced by Susanne Marian, Martin Gschlacht, Philippe Bober ; Essential Filmproduktion, Coop 99 Filmproduktion, Parisienne De Production.

Women without men زنان بدون مردن..
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"Set against the political turmoil of Iran's 1953 coup d'etat, 'Women without men' tells the story of four disparate women whose lives converge in a mystical orchard on the outskirts of Tehran"-- Container.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Coproduction Office (Firm)
Rommel Film (Firm)
EMC Produktion
CinePostproduction GmbH
Essential Filmproduktion
Coop99 Filmproduktion
Société parisienne de production
IndiePix (Firm)
Other Authors: Neshat, Shirin, 1957- = نشاط: شيرين, فريدونى: پگاه(Director, Screenwriter)
Azari, Shoja = شهرزاد: آريتا, طلوعى: شبنم(Director, Screenwriter)
Marian, Susanne = پارسىپور: شهرنوش(Producer)
Gschlacht, Martin (Producer, Cinematographer)
Bober, Philippe (Producer)
Ferydoni, Pegah (Actor)
Shahrzad, Arita (Actor)
Toloui, Shabnam (Actor)
Tóth, Orsi, 1981- (Actor)
Wöppermann, Katharina (Artistic director)
Karimi, Shahram, 1957- (Set designer)
Olah, Thomas (Costume designer)
Cragg, George (Film editor)
Rabinowitz, Jay (Film editor)
Wiedwald, Julia (Film editor)
Madoff, Steven Henry (Screenwriter)
Pārsīʹpūr, Shahrnūsh
Language:Persian
English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In Persian (Farsi) with English subtitles.
Published: New York : IndiePix Films [distributor], [2011], ©2011.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Muslim women > Iran > Drama.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Islam > Drama.
Islam and politics > Iran > Drama.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Islam.
Diplomatic relations.
Islam and politics.
Muslim women.
Politics and government.
Iran > History > Coup d'état, 1953 > Drama.
Iran > Politics and government > 1941-1979 > Drama.
United States > Foreign relations > Iran > Drama.
Iran.
United States.
Pārsīʹpūr, Shahrnūsh > Film adaptations.
Pārsīʹpūr, Shahrnūsh.
1941-1979
Political films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Historical films > Iran.
Feature films.
Feature films > Iran.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures > Iran.
Persian language films.
Foreign language films > Persian.
Drama.
History.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Political films.
Historical films.
Historical films
Feature films.
Feature films
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures
Persian language films.
Foreign language films
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Variant Title:
Zanān bidūn-i mardan. = زنان بدون مردن [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"Set against the political turmoil of Iran's 1953 coup d'etat, 'Women without men' tells the story of four disparate women whose lives converge in a mystical orchard on the outskirts of Tehran"-- Container.
Note:Adapted from the novel Zanān bidūn-i mardan ('Women without men') by Shahrnush Parsipur.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
"This film is currently banned in Iran"--Container.
Includes booklet with interview with Shirin Neshat, political & historical background, and cast and crew information.
Special features: Behind the scenes featurette; Walker Art Center Q&A; Theatrical trailer; Shirin Neshat video compilation; 2 slideshows featuring: "Production of Women without men" and "The Art of Shirin Neshat"; Trailers for other IndiePix titles.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CW7 D0129553 VideoDVD
Awards:Venezia 2009 (Silver Lion Winner for Best Director)
Credits:Director of photography, Martin Gschlacht ; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto ; production design, Katharina Wöppermann ; set design, Shahram Karimi ; costume design, Thomas Olah ; editing, George Cragg, Jay Rabinowitz, Julia Wiedwald ; voiceover text/additional dialogue, Steven Henry Madoff.
System Details:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; 2.0 stereo sound ; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation.
Cast:
Pegah Ferydoni, Arita Shahrzad, Shabnam Tolouei, Orsi Toth.