Past RunRated PG-13English / French w/ English subtitles 91 min

NFF- Chicken with Plums

Tehran, 1958. Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. As he hopes for its arrival, he plunges into deep reveries, with dreams as melancholic as they are joyous, taking him back to his youth and even to a conversation with Azraël, the Angel of Death, who reveals the future of his children... As pieces of the puzzle gradually fit together, the poignant secret of his life comes to light: a wonderful story of love which inspired his genius and his music.

Bases on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis).

Venice International Film Festival 2011
Toronto International Film Festival 2011
Tribeca Film Festival 2012

“The visual equivalent of an intoxicant. One beautiful setting or image hazily dissolves into another, producing an enthralling kaleidoscope.”

— Kent Turner, Film Forward

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Where it played at Laemmle — 5 engagements

Beverly Hills
Lumiere Music Hall
Fri, Oct 18 – Fri, Oct 18, 2013 · 1 day
Cameo
Wed, Oct 10 – Fri, Oct 12, 2012 · 3 days
Encino
Town Center 5
Fri, Sep 14 – Thu, Sep 20, 2012 · 1 week
Beverly Hills
Lumiere Music Hall
Fri, Sep 14 – Thu, Sep 20, 2012 · 1 week
Santa Monica
Monica Film Center
Fri, Aug 31 – Thu, Sep 13, 2012 · 2 weeks