THE POSTMAN (POSTCHI), 1972

Iran | DCP, Black-White, 107’ | Farsça
Director: Dariush Mehrjui
Cast: Ali Nasirian, Ezzatolah Entezami, Jaleh Sam

Following The Cow (1969), Dariush Mehrjui addresses the fractures created by Iran’s rapid Westernization in this film. The life of Taghi, a timid postman, is disrupted by the intervention of an entrepreneur returning from the West. Combining satire and allegory, the film reveals both social pressures and the character’s psychological disintegration.
Restoration: Cineteca di Bologna, The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project

Presentation: Maral Mohsenin