Directed by Eran Riklis, Reading Lolita inTehran adapts Azar Nafisi's autobiographical novel, published in 2003 and now a worldwide bestseller. The drama stars Golshifteh Farahani, Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Mina Kavani, three emblematic actresses of the Iranian diaspora, in a story centered on cultural resistance within an authoritarian regime. The plot follows a literature professor in Tehran, who organizes clandestine courses devoted to banned Western works, in the midst of rising religious fundamentalism.
The work tackles powerful themes such as freedom of expression, female resilience, and the transformative power of literature in a tense political context.
Lolita à Téhéran will be shown on the big screen from March 26, 2025.
Synopsis: Azar Nafisi, a professor at Tehran University, secretly brings together seven of her female students to read Western literary classics banned by the regime. While the fundamentalists are in power, these women get together, remove their veils and discuss their hopes, their loves and their place in an increasingly oppressive society. For them, reading Lolita in Tehran is a celebration of the liberating power of literature.
Reading Lolita in Teheran could appeal primarily to viewers sensitive to tales of women's struggles, films based on true stories, or works that highlight cultural and ideological conflicts. This drama is aimed at audiences who appreciate films with a strong political and emotional dimension, in the tradition of Les Filles d'Olfa, Persepolis or Le Cahier.
With Reading Lolita in Teheran, Eran Riklis offers a cinematic adaptation of a deeply human story, carried by Golshifteh Farahani and a committed cast. The film explores the subversive power of literature and the strength of women in the face of oppression, in an Iran where every gesture of freedom becomes an act of resistance.
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