Filmmaker who became a bridge between East and West cinema

According to Fars news agency’s art group, a special screening and review session of the movie “The Stone Lion” directed by “Masoud Jafari Jozani” was held at the House of Humanities Thinkers.

This screening was organized by the Jurisprudence Association and the Law Group of the House of Humanities Thinkers from the perspective of anthropology, sociology, philosophy of law and public law, and with the presence of this well-known cinema director, Alireza Shujanouri, the actor of this landmark film, Fathullah Jafari Jozani, the producer, translator and Film researcher, “Sahr Jafari Jozani” the actor of this work, “Ramin Mestir” senior international reporter and translator of literary works, “Mustafa Malekian” researcher, theologian and professor of philosophy and ethics, “Hasan Vakilian” Associate Professor of Law and Political Sciences Faculty of Allameh Tabatabai University “Dariush Rahmanian” Associate Professor of the Faculty of Literature of Tehran University and the editor of the quarterly magazine “Mardamnameh”, “Sajad Fatahi” a sociologist and researcher of governance systems, “Alireza Gharibdoost” the secretary of the Jurisprudence Association and the Law Department of the House of Humanities Thinkers, “Firoze Derakhshani” and also a number of It was held by researchers and people interested in cinema.

“Shir Sangi” is not just the story of Bakhtiari’s encounter with modern categories

In this meeting, Hasan Vakilian, associate professor of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Allameh Tabatabai University, said: The narration of the movie “Stone Lion” is not only the narration of Bakhtiari’s encounter with modern categories; Rather, it is the narrative of our Iranians’ encounter with the rule of law, which is considered the leader of modern categories. In this movie, we are faced with three types, each of which represents a character; In the first type, “Aliyar” and those around him who are dependent on tradition and in the nomadic society in which they live; Traditional relations and values ​​govern them. They trust each other and the words of people and the oath they recite; It indicates that they express a truth and refer to it. This society calls foreigners strangers, and they are brave and ready to fight, and if a right is violated, they naturally try to demand and fulfill that right with the tools they have available.

The plane has a power that the eagle cannot reach

He added: In the second brigade, which is actually represented by “Namdar Khan” and “Esfandiar”; They are from the same tribe and position, but the difference is that they have come down from the mountain and have become familiar with modern manifestations and know what power the plane has that the eagle cannot reach. At home, they have a gramophone and enjoy a comfort. At the same time, they have a heart attached to tradition; They have become somewhat familiar with modern manifestations and they don’t mind it too much. However, they are hesitant, sometimes they go this way and sometimes they go that way.

Mr. Ameri is in the service of strangers and is their agent

This professor of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of Allameh Tabatabai University continued his speech and stated: The third brigade, which is represented by Mr. Ameri; They represent the government and they are supposed to implement the law and follow the law. The narrative that has been made of this type is that they are in the service of strangers and are their agents, or they are strangers themselves and want to conspire and suppress this tribe and tribe. In this work, we do not empathize with them and do not accept them.

In “Shir Sangi” we find companionship and empathy with “Aliar”.

“Hasan Vakilian” emphasized in another part of his speech: “We find companionship and empathy with the first brigade in “Shir Sangi”; In different sequences, we see that Aliyar whispers to the mountain; that our enemy is not known and when it happened. The regret he has for the past and why Mr. Ameri and the strangers came together at the same time and imposed this misery and poverty on us.

Masoud Jafari Jozani is one of the pioneers of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema

In the continuation of the review session of the movie “Stone Lion”, “Dariush Rahmanian”, associate professor of Tehran University’s Faculty of Literature and editor of the quarterly magazine “Mardamnameh” said: When I was a student, I saw this movie in public screening and I enjoyed it a lot and I remember it. , my tears flowed many times and I was really crying and I couldn’t stop myself. “Masoud Jafari Jozani” is one of the pioneers of post-revolutionary cinema, who by making his first movie called “Cold Roads”, introduced post-revolutionary Iranian cinema to world festivals, and Iranian cinema goes beyond its borders and in The cinema of the world appears and it is a work that was known as a bridge between East and West.

The camera is the pen of history

He also said: Camera is the pen of history; In fact, you can do the work of history with the camera, and everything that the camera says and portrays has history. That is, it is a living being. No photograph ever lends itself to one interpretation forever. It is open to any kind of interpretation. It is read in different ways and can be interpreted in different areas, times and conditions. Therefore, the historicity of what is formed is very important.

In “Stone Lion”, Mr. Jozani has managed to involve the viewer’s mind

In another part of his speech, this professor of the Faculty of Literature of Tehran University stated: The movie “Stone Lion” is a conflict that has been created in Iranian society between tradition and modernity, between old life and new life, old times and new times; narrates Mr. Jozani was 37 or 38 years old when he made this film. The director and the writer of the script of this work had complete nobility in relation to that context, time conditions, and field of work, and he is a pioneer in relation to his time, and he has been able to engage the mind of the movie viewer to some extent. When we watch the movie “Stone Lion” carefully, we realize that in this movie, the war of several discourses and narratives; It is expressed effectively. In our contemporary history, the challenge between tradition and modernity, of course, modernization and modernization is very important.

In the movie “Stone Lion” we see the specificity of cinema

He also said: In the movie “Stone Lion”, no matter what kind of criticism we present, in terms of narrative power; We see the specificity of cinema. Because the influence of cinema media and its historical understanding on the audience is very important. Because a picture is worth a thousand words. In the field of Islamization of humanities; All this capital has been wasted and astronomical figures have been spent, but no one has heard the painful story of people like me. I have been repeating this for more than 15 years, our historical literacy is very poor and our visual literacy is even more terrible. Today, no tool more powerful than cinema and visual work in general can be used to develop and reform and deepen our understanding of our issues and problems. Basically, we need to have a super-discipline, several fields and also several trends called “Visual History” and in the world today and in the future, which is under the strong domination of the camera and the art of cinema, we also raise a voice from Iran. Regardless of the presence of Iranian directors and their valuable awards in prestigious international festivals; We do not have a voice in the world. For example, Turkey, close to Iran, has produced good works about its history.

I consider Masoud Jafari Jozani a historical director

The editor of the “Mardnameh” quarterly emphasized: With all these interpretations, when I read the artistic work of “Masoud Jafari Jozani”; I realized that I consider him a historical director, apart from his lasting works, including; The historical series “In the Eye of the Wind”, the movie “Stone Lion”, the movie “On the Windward Path” and… which deal with the issues of contemporary history, several unfinished historical works such as; The movie “Kuroosh Kabir”, the movie “Puriai Vali”, the series “Khwaja Nasiruddin Tosi”, the movie “Baskerville” and the series “Yaqub Leith” have been stopped due to the lack of funds. My wish is to establish a link between history, cinema, and photography in Iran, and to raise historical cinematographers and historian cinematographers for Iran today and in the future.

The formation of the discourse is all the values ​​of making a film work

In another part of this meeting, Masoud Jafari Jozani, the screenwriter and director of the movie “Stone Lion”, said: “I enjoyed the speeches of all the distinguished speakers of this ceremony and it was very interesting to me, that something is being produced in the world of cinema and A discourse is formed in society or makes thinkers talk about it. All the story and all the values ​​are that someone is forced to talk about a work, and in fact, an idea is produced in this regard.

The war between tradition and modernity

The director of the movies “Stone Lion” and “Cold Roads” continued his words and stated: In addition to producing other works and also teaching at the university, when I decided to produce the movie “Stone Lion”; I wanted to take a look at a war that has been going on for years, the war between tradition and modernity. At any time, a series of traditions are formed and we humans get used to these traditions and look at them as if existence is lost. Because they become reality. The abstract meaning becomes a tangible thing and we are ready to kill another for it. These things are conventional and we give them that meaning.

I didn’t want to show prejudice in making “Stone Lion”.

The director of the movies “Shadow of Imagination” and “On the Windward Path” emphasized at the end of his speech: “I did not want to show prejudice in the making of “Stone Lion” and I have said all my words in it. “Namdarkhan” defends modernity and what has happened, defends a new phenomenon that has made life better. Even now, anyone who looks at this work observes it from the political point of view and his attitude. Drafting the law has always been my issue because at that time, they thought and looked at it much less. We are on the side of humane laws, provided that they are observed well and with justice. The question is, why is there a war? Because the war is against opposites and we live together based on abstract thoughts and concepts, for example we have taken a piece of truth and we think that all the truth is in our hands and because you also have a piece of truth in your hand, you think that all the truth is in your hands. When we think like this and get so attracted to it, we have no choice but to kill each other and one has to go.

The unveiling of the original and restored version of the “Sher Sangi” poster by Professor “Morteza Mamiz”

At the end of this meeting, the original and restored version of the movie poster “Sher Sangi” by the biography of master “Morteza Mamiz” was unveiled and it was signed by the personalities present at the ceremony. Also, some of this work, which was published by the Jurisprudence Association and the Law Group of the House of Humanities Thinkers, was presented to the attendees.

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