Persian Heritage, Summer 2009


Grass: Untold Stories
Bahman Maghsoudlou
Mazda Publishers (2009)


In this book, film scholar and critic Bahman Maghsoudlou takes a good look into the making of the silent film Grass, that was first introduced back in the early 1920’s. For many, the film was held dear and near to their hearts. It has been remade a number of times, each version capturing an additional aspect of its wonderment. The details he uses in his recount of the film, both as an antique and remake, are sure to spark the desire of the reader to experience the film in all its forms. Grass is based on the adventures of three individuals during World War I, a reporter, Army pilot and Army cameraman, who were witness to the migration of the nomadic Iranian tribes.

The pages are intense perceptions of the devotion of these individuals to their cause and each other and an educational resource for the filmmaker and historians.



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