Iranian Nights

The Seasons

October 2024 •Polish

Egocentric stage actor Marcin has to face the unexpected breakdown of a long-term relationship. During three different performances, fantasy mixes with the prose of the life of a separating couple.

The Seagull

November 2023 •French

The story of Nina, a young woman who dreams of glory and whose dream turns into a nightmare. The story of Treplev, a young poet crushed by an invasive mother, who wants to prove to the world that he exists, that he deserves to be loved. Chekhov invites us to witness a moment in the lives of individuals who have made a choice, and will have to live with the consequences...

Razakar

January 2025 •Urdu

"Razakar" is a period drama set in pre-Bangladesh-separation Pakistan, exploring the political tensions of the time. The story follows Jamal, an aspiring Bengali actor, as he grapples with the challenges posed by his uncompromising director, mirroring the larger socio-political conflicts unfolding around them. Through personal struggles and political subtext, the film raises poignant questions about identity and division.

Lamento

June 2023 •German

Curtains

January 2025 •English

Jealousy overcomes a college freshman as he attempts to sabotage his girlfriend's first stage audition.

Tobakkens uheldige virkninger

December 1963 •Norwegian Bokmål

Phantom

June 2006 •Japanese

2006 Takarazuka Revue Flower Troupe production of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's "Phantom."

Bungalow 21

March 2024 •French

The Mime

September 2023 •German

While rehearsing on stage, a mime notices that he can create objects from his past and is therefore confronted with a long-repressed memory.

David Garrick

April 1916 •English

The true story of the famed British actor David Garrick and his love for Ada Ingot.

Two for the Seesaw

May 2007 •French

Jerry Ryan, a lawyer, is devastated after his divorce. Desiring to make a change in his life, Jerry moves to New York in the hopes that it will be good for him. Jerry's life takes a different turn when he meets Clara Mosca, a free-spirited woman in New York.

Black Swan

December 2010 •English

The story of Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice.

The Craft

January 2019 •English

A Hollywood acting guru challenges a young actress to confront her demons in order to maximize her potential.

Les poupées persanes

March 2025 •French

Siapa Dia

August 2025 •Indonesian

Layar, a popular film star who feels bored with his career wants to make a musical theater set in a family history that is always linked to Indonesian film history.

La mort de Molière

January 1994 •French

A collaboration in which Robert Wilson and Heiner Müller let Molière die, imagine his death in tableaux with text passages recited by Müller himself. "Cinema watches Death at work." Wilson's actors watch Molière die: their vigil is hard work. Müller's comment: "The poem watches a dying man at work, his name is Molière. The poem is not a film. The film watches an actor playing a dying man called Molière."

People Like Us Never Change

November 2022 •Swedish

Back in prison, Didrik, 33, discovers a new way of expression and happiness through theatre and acting, and starts looking back at his past and upbringing with a sadistic mom and bullying peers.

Take Me Home

October 1928 •English

Chorus girl Peggy Lane, finds a small part in a new show for David North, a stages-truck country boy. At rehearsal, David meets Delerys Devore, the show's star, and she quickly offers him a larger part in her act. Quite taken with David, Delerys invites him to her home on the pretext that Peggy will be there; when Peggy does not show up, David leaves, infuriating his hostess. Derelys has Peggy fired the next day, and in reprisal Peggy goads her into a Carmenesque fight backstage just before the show. Derelys is unable to go on stage, and Peggy takes her place, becoming the hit of the show. Peggy and David are later married and give up show business, finding contentment living on a farm.

Bicycle Thief

July 2023 •Finnish

A rustic comedy about a small-town bowling alley entrepreneur who learns that being scammed is not the end of the world.

Christiaan Hesen

May 2024 •Dutch