
An epistolary feature film: a cinematic discourse between a British director, (Mark Cousins, the celebrated film maker and historian) and an Iranian actress and director (Mania Akbari, famed for her work with Abbas Kiarostami and in her own right as a director) which extends the concept of "essay film" with startling confrontations in the arenas of cultural issues, gender politics and differing artistic sensibilities. A unique journey into the minds of two exceptional filmmak... (Full plot summary below)
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An epistolary feature film: a cinematic discourse between a British director, (Mark Cousins, the celebrated film maker and historian) and an Iranian actress and director (Mania Akbari, famed for her work with Abbas Kiarostami and in her own right as a director) which extends the concept of "essay film" with startling confrontations in the arenas of cultural issues, gender politics and differing artistic sensibilities. A unique journey into the minds of two exceptional filmmakers which becomes a love affair on film.
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| The PlaylistJessica Kiang...ultimately "Life May Be" was a space I remained frustratingly outside of, like with someone else's dream. |
| The SkinnyJosh Slater-WilliamsLife May Be eventually diverts away from a narrated approach into a wordless, haunting exploration of the sublime in which the individual actually becomes invisible in their discussion of the nature of identity. |
| Observer (UK)Andrew PulverAn enterprising double film, couched in the form of a series of video letters - the letter being another favourite Cousins device - between him and Iranian actor-director-artist Mania Akbari. |