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Ehsan Khoshbakht : «Qui suis-je et qui sommes-nous en tant que nation ?»
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Films Without a Tail
We are pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition Films Without a Tail curated by Ehsan Khoshbakht.
Films Without a Tail is dedicated to showcasing two rarely screened films from 1970s Iran,
both conceived as surveys of the nation’s contemporary art scene at its peak - a movement whose international exposure and impact on Iranian art remains unparalleled:
Khosrow Sinai’s Modern Iranian Art (1977) which was screened publicly only once before in February 2025 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and Khosrow Haritash's previously unseen The Blossomed, which will be screened publicly for the first time since its production.
Special thanks go to art historian and curator Ali Bakhtiari, and to the Khosrow Sinai family.
Opening reception: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
6–8 pm
Galerie Khoshbakht
Jülicher Straße 24a
50674 Cologne
+49 221 42340694
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November 12
Celluloid Underground in Copenhagen
https://www.dfi.dk/en/cinemateket/biograf/alle-film/film/celluloid-underground
Ehsan Khoshbakht, 2024
’Celluloid Underground’ er en smittende, personlig hyldest til den dybe, til tider ekstreme filmkærlighed – og til dem, der risikerer alt for at beskytte filmens arv.
Ehsan Khoshbakht, iransk kritiker og filmhistoriker, tager os med tilbage til sin opvækst i postrevolutionært Iran, hvor selv en national tv-udsendelse kunne fremkalde begejstring: et testbillede blev pludselig “lige så spændende som en MGM-musical,” som Khoshbakht formulerer det. Som teenager startede han en filmklub og viste udenlandske film på lånte projektorer, ofte med fare for alvorlige konsekvenser.
Kernen i filmen er mødet med Ahmad Jorghanian, beskrevet som Irans svar på den legendariske franske arkivar Henri Langlois. Jorghanian brugte årtier på at samle og skjule 35mm-film og plakater i lejligheder, kældre og hemmelige gemmesteder i Teheran. Han kæmpede for at bevare disse “ulovlige” film under konstant risiko for arrestation og tortur, og filmen følger, hvordan Khoshbakht selv blev involveret i at projicere dele af denne samling – og genoplive de glemte værker.
’Celluloid Underground’ reflekterer over skrøbeligheden både af menneskeliv og film. Ligesom kasserede filmruller kan forvitre, kan også passion og erindringer forsvinde. Men Khoshbakhts fortælling viser, hvordan kærligheden til filmkulturen insisterer på at overleve. Filmen rummer en ukuelig gejst, der spejler det hårdt prøvede iranske folks!
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November 7 – December 14
To celebrate the centennial of Columbia Pictures, the 2024 Locarno Film Festival organized a revelatory retrospective curated by Ehsan Khoshbakht titled The Lady with the Torch, Columbia Pictures 1929-1959. The program offered a rich archeology of the studio’s production during the Hollywood studio era, showcasing both iconic films as well as lesser-known gems as a means of understanding the elusive question of whether Columbia had a discernible “house style.” The answer is a nuanced yes as made clear by the Locarno screenings and discussions and by the wonderful catalogue published on that occasion which opened up new perspectives on the studio and its most significant directors. As a follow-up to the Locarno retrospective as well as the numerous centenary programs that screened widely last year, the Harvard Film Archive presents a selection of rare and remarkable, edgy and innovative films made at the studio and the wonderful work accomplished by Sony/Columbia today to restore and make available this rich film heritage. – Haden Guest
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Sun 16 Nov 2025, 14:00, Cinema 1 Barbican
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