Reading Response 3

1. I have not seen the film yet, but once netflix sends it I will post a comment about the film.
2. The general restrictions of rule of modesty were the women had to be covered at all times and no relationships were allowed on screen. The problem with domestic interior scenes was the woman still had to have their veil on, and be covered which is unrealistic since in reality they only had to be covered while outside. When watching the films people probably found it to be somewhat awkward because they know in “real life” this was not the true way women had to dress.
3. I think he is saying when it comes to using a metaphor and montage the audience can follow along, but when it comes to using different lights, a way you frame something, etc the audience doesn’t follow along, they are not used to these cinematic ques, that’s why they just don’t get it when it is used in Iranian cinema. Mottahedeh solution is to have the audience educated in western “language of film” when they would be educated, then the audience would be able to pick up what is going on, and not have a problem following and understanding ques when they watch a film.
4. The feminist key objection to the representation of women under the rule of modesty in Iranian cinema is the women in one example were shown on film as “unchaste dolls” always doing some kind of household chores. I think the realism that they are trying to show get complicated when woman in the film industry do not like the way woman are being portrayed in Iranian film, always covered up indoors as well as working in the house, some feel this is not a positive way to show the Iranian woman, they do more than this. But the majority it seems is that Iranian woman are covered up in veils for long portions of the day, and tending to the home, maybe it is more realistic to show these woman working in the home opposed to in the “work force” keeping it as realistic their so called duties, but unrealistic in terms of how they are dressed, and don’t have any contact with men.
5. The debate is different on the national and international contexts maybe because nationally, the women feel they are not portrayed in a nice way, and internationally maybe woman feel this is the true life of Iranian women.
6. The function of color serves as a narrative in Makhmalbaf’s Gabbeh, it relates to codes of realism because it disrupts it. “the films use of colour disrupts temporal and spatial continuities upon which conventions of narrative realisms rely.” I have no clue to the answer of the first part of the question. The second part, I think linear narrative and the use of colour of the film leds the audience to see what is going on between the characters that cannot be shown with the characters action, the colour used takes the place of this narrative.