{"product_id":"treasures-from-the-golestan-film-studio-uk-limited-edition-region-b","title":"Treasures from the Golestan Film Studio (UK Limited Edition, Region Free)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreasures from the Golestan Film Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first-time ever on home video, this collection presents the complete output of the iconoclastic independent Iranian film studio founded in the late 1950s by a towering figure of Iranian culture, Ebrahim Golestan. The studio’s earliest productions were documentaries that helped bring Iranian cinema to international attention, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe House Is Black\u003c\/em\u003e, directed by the poet Forough Farrokhzad. From 1961, the studio turned to fiction. Two feature films were completed, including the pivotal\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrick and Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– both of which are presented here. After years of circulation in compromised versions, sometimes altered by censorship, these classics, which map the origins of the Iranian New Wave, are now presented in restored and definitive versions. The nine films in this set move fluidly from prose poetry to political allegory, achieving remarkable results that have inspired generations of filmmakers from Abbas Kiarostami to Jonathan Glazer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K restoration of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrick and Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the original camera negative by Cineteca di Bologna and Ecran Noir Productions \/ Fereydoun Firouz under the supervision of Ebrahim Golestan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOuttake from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrick and Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(3 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by curator and the Golestan restoration project collaborator Ehsan Khoshbakht (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisual essay on Ebrahim Golestan by Khoshbakht (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA restored programme of three short documentaries combining the talents of master director Golestan and Iran’s greatest female modernist poet,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eForough Farrokzhad: A Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1961, 25 mins);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourtship\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1961, 11 mins);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe House is Black\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1962, 22 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA restored programme of Golestan’s documentaries following his recurrent theme of the land and its people:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Crown Jewels of Iran\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1965, 14 mins),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWave, Coral and Rock\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1961, 41 mins);\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hills of Marlik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1963, 15 mins),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarvest and Seed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1965, 29 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroductions to each programme by Ehsan Khoshbakht (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K restoration of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecrets of the Jinn Valley Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the original camera negative by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory with funding provided by the Iran Heritage Foundation and Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by Ehsan Khoshbakht (2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSee You Friday\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRobinson\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e- Mitra Farahani’s award-winning documentary chronicles an exchange of ideas between two giants of cinema - Golestan and Jean-Luc Godard - on the meaning of creativity in the twilight of life (2022, 96 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly translated optional English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet featuring archival writing by Ehsan Khoshbakht\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Moovies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45645787168812,"sku":"5060974683918","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/TREASURESFROMTHEGOLESTANFILMSTUDIO_2D_FRONT_OBI.webp?v=1781271844","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/treasures-from-the-golestan-film-studio-uk-limited-edition-region-b","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}