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Sources of Poetry

posted 18 years ago by boostei
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Who are the authors of all the poems in the film? Forough Farrokhzad is specified as the author of some of them, but what of the rest, particuarly the one the doctor recites about preferring the present?

[–] Aulic Exclusiva 17 years ago

I think that one is from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyám (1048-1131).

Certainly it echoes with Khayyám's skeptical epicurism: concentrate on the present, on tonight, on this cup of wine.

If the Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard, It can also be like a chicken-pox mark.

[–] mrx0072001 17 years ago

i am sure that that belongs to Omar Khayyam. i have read it in farsi(persian) before.

[–] mac_alain 15 years ago

An interesting BTW this:

Forugh Farrokhz (January 5, 1935 — February 13, 1967) was an Iranian poetess and film director.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forough_Farrokhzad

edit: Some folks might find the following of interest:

http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/sep1999/tff2-s28.shtml

[–] Joseph_Gillis 15 years ago

Its a beautiful film: see my comments at
http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000010/thread/145414640?d=145427836&p =1#145427836
I wasn't even aware of her connection with the Kiarostami film, although I bought both at the same time, and both arrived yesterday

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