Roozi ke zan shodam (The Day I Became a Woman) (2001)
86%RT Audience Score: 79%
Awards & Nominations: 11 wins & 5 nominations
The Day I Became a Woman” is a cinematic masterpiece that delves into the complexities of modern Iranian society and the struggles faced by women. With vast imagination and symbolic storytelling, director Marziyeh Meshkini weaves together three fables that are hauntingly simple, profound, and beautiful. Meshkini’s skill as a storyteller is evident in her ability to condense meaning into an image or snippet of dialogue, leaving a starkness that is almost indelible. While some critics may find the film to be too light or lacking in imagination, Meshkini’s work is a must-see for anyone who appreciates intelligent, thought-provoking cinema.
The Day I Became a Woman” is a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and appreciate the struggles of women in modern Iranian society. It’s a masterwork of symbolic cinema that tells three fables with vast imagination and profound meaning. The starkness of the scenes is almost indelible, and the skill of the storyteller is evident in every image and snippet of dialogue. It’s a hauntingly simple, profound, and beautiful movie that captures the imagination and leaves a lasting impression. If you’re looking for a light and agreeable Iranian film, this might not be it, but if you want to experience something truly special, “The Day I Became a Woman” is a must-see.
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2001
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Runtime:1h 18m
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 6, 2001 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2011
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Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Fatemeh Cherag Akhar, Shabnam Toloui, Azizeh Sedighi, Hassan Nebhan, Sirous Kahvarinegad, Badr Iravani, directed by Marzieh Meshkini, written by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Drama, Persian language, Mohsen Makhmalbaf as producer, $344.2K box office gross in the USA, reviewed by Richard Brody, Glenn Lovell, Marrit Ingman, Jamie Russell, Eric Harrison, Stephen Holden, Amelie Lasker, Jeffrey M Anderson, Emanuel Levy, Wesley Lovell, Laura Clifford, Greg Muskewitz, emotional, poignant, poetic, surreal, heartbreaking, breathtaking imagery, Iranian cinema, woman’s life, triptych, three stages, infancy, young adulthood, old age, male domination, paternalistic chauvinism, sociocultural deprivation, religious and cultural fundamentalisms, female generations, unknown, masterpiece, contemporary cinema, hauntingly simple, profound, beautiful, symbolic cinema, ordeals faced by women, modern Iranian society
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Shabnam Toloui – Cyclist
Azizeh Sedighi – Elderly Woman
Hassan Nebhan – Hassan
Sirous Kahvarinegad – The Husband
Badr Iravani – The Boy
Director(s)
Marzieh Meshkini
Writer(s)
Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Producer(s)
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
11 wins & 5 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (59) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (52) | Rotten (7)
A masterwork of symbolic cinema; it depicts, with vast imagination, the ordeals faced by women in modern Iranian society.
August 26, 2019
Richard Brody
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
April 14, 2005 | Rating: 3.5/4
Glenn Lovell
San Jose Mercury News
TOP CRITIC
March 10, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
December 31, 2001 | Rating: 4/5
Jamie Russell
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
A hauntingly simple, profound and beautiful movie.
May 11, 2001
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
What appears on the screen has a starkness that is almost indelible.
April 16, 2001 | Rating: 4.5/5
Stephen Holden
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
Makhmalbaf’s skill as a storyteller shines in her ability to condense meaning into an image or snippet of dialogue.
February 25, 2021
Amelie Lasker
FF2 Media
This is just about the lightest and most agreeable of the umpteen Iranian films I’ve seen.
May 26, 2006
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
July 1, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
…”The Day I Became a Woman” doesn’t really capture the imagination at the end.
September 28, 2001 | Rating: 2/4
Wesley Lovell
Cinema Sight
“The Day I Became a Woman” is a trio of fables which simply yet evocatively lay out the problems of being a woman in Iran.
May 23, 2001 | Rating: B
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews
May 21, 2001 | Rating: 2/5
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com…
Plot
“The Day I Became a Woman” is a poetic and emotionally poignant film that follows the three stages of a woman’s life in modern Iranian society, featuring breathtaking imagery and a script by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
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