Siyavosh at Persepolis

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.

Country:

Iran

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

97 minutes

Year:

1967

Director:

Fereydoun Rahnema

Cast:

Siaavash

Soudabeh

Kaous

Garsivaz

Afrasiab

Crew:

Director

Writer

Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Music