Santouri - The Music Man (2007)
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Ali, the santour wizard and popular young singer,suddenly looses control of reins of life at the height of his fame and success and falls to ruin.he claims,"All my misfortunes started when the great love of my life, my wife Hanieh,left me." But hanieh leaves after Ali has been in the throes of his… More Ali, the santour wizard and popular young singer,suddenly looses control of reins of life at the height of his fame and success and falls to ruin.he claims,"All my misfortunes started when the great love of my life, my wife Hanieh,left me." But hanieh leaves after Ali has been in the throes of his destructive addiction for quite some time. --© Official Site
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.
- Directed By
- Dariush Mehrjui, Darioush Mehrjui
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Jan 25, 2008 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 23, 2008
- Studio
- Nima Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Santouri the Music Man, a harrowing account of a greatly gifted artist's slide into heroin addiction, is another sweeping yet incisive film from Dariush Mehrjui, one of Iran's most accomplished and courageous filmmakers for four decades.
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Robert Koehler, L.A. Weekly
There's a loose, fluid rhythm that courses through the film like an elixir.
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, L.A. Weekly
There's a loose, fluid rhythm that courses through the film like an elixir.
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