See these films: "Festival of Films from Iran" @ the MFA
One. Two. One.
Even though they keep putting their directors in jail, Iran
still produces some of the best films in the world. You might want to catch
some of the more recent offerings at the ongoing Museum
of Fine Arts Festival of Films from Iran. Friday, January 25 they will be screening painter/filmmaker Mania Akbari's One. Two. One (2011; 2:45 pm), a complex
love triangle involving the internet, fortune-telling, and facial
disfigurement. Also screening is Till Schauder and Sara Nodjoumi's The Iran Job (2012; 7:30 pm), about an
American basketball player who helps lead an Iranian team into the playoffs.
Museum
of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston :: $12 adults; $9 seniors, students :: 617.369.3907 or mfa.org/programs/film