A Spread for Food, A Spread for Love: Food in Iranian Cinema
Abstract
By reference to the culinary culture in Iran, the meaning and role of food and eating in Iranian cinema is analyzed. Looking at food in Ganj-e Gharoon (1965) as an example of
the pre-Revolutionary Iranian cinema, this article explores food as part of the narrative of Iranian films. The author demonstrates and deciphers the significance of food in post-Revolutionary Iranian cinema as a symbol of love, honor and resistance for the feminine protagonist in the works of Dariush Mehrjui, Kambuzia Partovi, and Ali Rafiee.
the pre-Revolutionary Iranian cinema, this article explores food as part of the narrative of Iranian films. The author demonstrates and deciphers the significance of food in post-Revolutionary Iranian cinema as a symbol of love, honor and resistance for the feminine protagonist in the works of Dariush Mehrjui, Kambuzia Partovi, and Ali Rafiee.
