Her argument is compelling, but more than that, her pleasure in these works is contagious. She ended up choosing three: “ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “ Babbitt” and “ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.” In these works by Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis and Carson McCullers, she finds the essence of the American experience, filtered through narratives not about exceptionalism or fabulous success, but alienation, solitude and landscape. In the epilogue to her book, “ The Republic of Imagination,” she states that she began her analysis (but, really, celebration) of American literature intending to write about 24 books. Azar’s world has now become part of my world and I strongly believe that her story must be told, now more than ever.Azar Nafisi is an enthusiast. I knew that my approach to storytelling, one of respect, emotion, dignity, love and responsibility, will always win and overcome any obstacles. But I also knew that it’s a wonderful and emotional challenge, based on a universal view of human struggle wherever and whenever it is. “I was totally aware of the potential complexity of telling such an intimate story of women in Iran. Production companies include United King Films, Topia Communications, Eran Riklis Productions, Minerva Pictures and Rosamont with RAI Cinema.ĭirector Eran Riklis said: “’Reading Lolita in Tehran,’ with its depiction of both human relationships and political and global matters, struck a deep emotional chord with me. It is produced by Michael Sharfshtein, Marica Stocchi, Moshe Edery, Santo Versace, Gianluca Curti and Riklis. The film is an Italian-Israeli co-production.
The female-led movement was sparked by the death of Jina “Mahsa” Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died while in custody of morality police for allegedly wearing a loose headscarf. The project is more timely than ever given the ongoing “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in Iran, and that topicality - along with the film’s now completed production - is likely to appeal to buyers in Cannes.
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