Dawn of the Capricorn

Dawn of the Capricorn

1964
30m
6.0

6.0/10

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Overview

Dawn of the Capricorn, made by Ahmad Faroughi Kadjar (Qajar) in 1964, is a strange composition that looks at the stagnated situation of a country suspended between the old world and the modern era. Nevertheless, while its aim is clear, the message is vague and up to interpretation. Wherever it casts its eye, Faroughi’s camera tries to register this somehow cynical dichotomy. It begins in a theater house in the old city of Isfahan that has staged Shakespeare’s Othello. There is no attentive audience and the players are detached and exhausted. A young man from amongst the audience begins a long journey into the web of narrow alleys of Isfahan and ends up in the main mosque of the city where he meets a young girl. Despite the initial chaotic situations, from its halfway point, the film begins to render a silent observation of a night that will end at the break of dawn.

Status: Released

Language: FA

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Production Information

Production Countries
Iran
Spoken Languages
Persian

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title طلوع فجر
Release Date January 2, 1964
Status Released
Language FA
IMDb ID tt6949578

Cast

Key Crew

Ahmad Faruqi Qajar
Director