 |
| سلطاني در نيويورك |
In December 1975, the Shah of Iran decorated Charlie Chaplin with a
an Order of the Crown (Third Tadj medal) which was given to the retired
comedian in his Swiss house.
Probably the Shah was
unaware of the fact that the shrewd actor/director had already mocked
him and his failure in seeing the changes in his country (as well as
being a victim of his ignorance) in A King in New York, where the name
of the dictator on the run is Shahdov.
If great
art prophesies the things of future, then the sad ending of a dying,
exiled Shah, waiting for permission by the US government to be treated
in a New York hospital (which was eventually rejected) clearly resembles
the world of A King in New York.
The images are courtesy of Charlie Chaplin Archive in Bologna, Italy.
