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80 One. Two. One.

#1 Post by MichaelB » Sun May 12, 2013 4:13 am

In a society where all social customs are based on the beauty of a woman her challenge is to find self confidence and inner beauty despite having lost her physical beauty.

Iranian painter-turned-filmmaker Mania Akbari explores the divide between body and soul against the wholly contemporary background of electronic communication, where love letters are composed on cell phones and close encounters seem far removed for a once-pretty girl who has been disfigured.

Tautly directed and deftly rhythmical, this enthralling film is a showcase for an outstanding ensemble cast. Through a series of episodes, set in locations ranging from a skin-treatment clinic to a fortune-teller s salon to a prison visiting room, a narrative of love, loss and renewal unfolds, centring on a beautiful woman who has been disfigured in an accident. The third feature film directed by Mania Akbari, the star of Abbas Kiarostami's magnificent Ten.

Extras: New HD transfer; Booklet essay by Mark Cousins

A statement by the film's director.

The longest review that I've found.

Released on 24 June, according to Amazon.

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#2 Post by knives » Wed May 15, 2013 10:31 pm

I don't know if the extras have been set in stone yet, but I imagine that a great extra if the good people at Second Run could get a copy is Akbari's recent short In My Country Men Have Breasts.

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#3 Post by zedz » Wed May 15, 2013 10:39 pm

knives wrote:I don't know if the extras have been set in stone yet, but I imagine that a great extra if the good people at Second Run could get a copy is Akbari's recent short In My Country Men Have Breasts.
I thought he was Iranian, not Australian.

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#4 Post by knives » Wed May 15, 2013 10:49 pm

I don't get the joke.

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That's it. That's the joke.

#5 Post by domino harvey » Wed May 15, 2013 10:50 pm

He meant Austrian

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#6 Post by antnield » Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:01 am

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#7 Post by Bikey » Sun Jul 07, 2013 7:54 am

Director Mania Akbari - an exclusive interview at Female First

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#8 Post by Bikey » Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:50 am

6 Pillars on Mania Akbari and the forthcoming BFI Season 'From Tehran With Love'

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#9 Post by Bikey » Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:21 am

BFI Southbank's Mania Akbari season 'From Tehran with Love' begins today with a screening of Kiarostami's 10.
Mania will be in conversation with Geoff Andrew following the screening of '20 Fingers' at 6.20 pm on July 17th.
'One. Two. One' also screens on July 17th at 8.40pm - and on July 25th at 6.40pm.

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#10 Post by Bikey » Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:41 am

Mania Akbari interviewed at FT

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#12 Post by Bikey » Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:44 am

Mania's 'One.Two. One' screens tonight at 8.40pm at BFI Southbank
Preceding that - '20 Fingers' + in conversation with Geoff Andrew/Q&A from 6.20pm

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#13 Post by Bikey » Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:58 am

Now You See Her - A profile of Mania Akbari by Mar Diestro-Dópido in the latest Sight & Sound (August 2013)

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#14 Post by Bikey » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:02 am

Little White Lies recommends (scroll to bottom of page)

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#15 Post by Bikey » Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:10 am

Full details are up on our website

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#18 Post by Bikey » Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:59 pm

"This is bold, exciting, experimental filmmaking, and there really is nothing else around like it"
Close-Up Film by Simon Bull

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#20 Post by Bikey » Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:11 am

Steve Morrisey's (Evening Standard) full review of ONE. TWO. ONE

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#21 Post by Bikey » Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:30 am

Director Mania Akbari interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour

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#22 Post by Bikey » Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:07 am

The F-Word "hails a nuanced sketch of a young Iranian woman masterfully constructed"

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#23 Post by Bikey » Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:18 am

Delighted that One. Two. One has been chosen as one of the 'Staff Recommendations' in the latest Cineaste

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#24 Post by Bikey » Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:48 am

Forugh Farrokhzad's THE HOUSE IS BLACK + Mania Akbari's ONE. TWO. ONE
LIVERPOOL SMALL CINEMA - SCALARAMA 2016
Thursday September 15th, doors open 6:30 for 7pm


Think Cinema is celebrating Scalarama 2016 with a special screening dedicated to Iranian cinema #directedbywomen.
This will be the first time that these two features are screening in Liverpool. The screening will be followed by a discussion straight after the film.

THE HOUSE IS BLACK
Dir. Forugh Farrokhzad / Iran / 1962 / 26 mins

ONE.TWO.ONE
Dir. Mania Akbari / Iran / 2011 / 79 mins

Doors Open : 6.30 pm

The House is Black : 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm
One.Two.One : 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm

Discussion: 8:50 pm

Tickets: £4
Venue: Liverpool Small Cinema, 57-59 Victoria St., Liverpool, L1 6DE

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#25 Post by Bikey » Sat Jan 28, 2017 7:15 am

Two films by Mania Akbari: One.Two.One / 10+4
Sunday 29th Jan, 6pm at Close-Up Film Centre

Following each screening, Sophie Mayer and Andea Luka Zimmerman will be in conversation with Mania Akbari about her role and working process as a woman filmmaker particularly in the context of Iran, and how her films consider the body, life and death.

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