Cast

Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer

Director (s)

Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Writer (s)

Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Producer (s)

Hengameh Panahi

Synopsis

Tehran 1958 €" Nasser Ali Khan, the most celebrated violin player, has his beloved instrument broken. Unable to find another to replace it, life without music seems intolerable. He stays in bed and slips further and further into his reveries from his youth to his own childrens futures. Over the course of the week that follows, and as the pieces of this captivating story fall into place, we understand his poignant secret and the profundity of his decision to give up life for music and love.

Festival Screenings

Venice 2011 Toronto 2011