![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “I was totally aware of the potential complexity of telling such an intimate story of women in Iran. “ Reading Lolita in Tehran, with its depiction of both human relationships and political and global matters, struck a deep emotional chord with me,” said Riklis. With Lolita, The Great Gatsby, Daisy Miller and Pride and Prejudice they spoke about their own dreams, and wondered if the only way to achieve freedom was to leave the home they still love. Despite the grave danger they were in, they found hope as their stories intertwined with the novels they were reading. As the Islamic Republic took power, morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran and as fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, the women in Nafisi’s living room, whose rights had been systematically removed, risked everything to find a safe space to remove their veils and speak their minds. Translated into 32 languages across the world and set after the revolution in Iran as extremism took hold, Reading Lolita in Tehran tells the autobiographical story of a bold and inspired teacher, who secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden western classics while their world as they knew it closed in around them. ![]() Cannes: Anthony Chen on 'The Breaking Ice,' His Cinematic Love Letter to China's Youth ![]()
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