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This edition of THE HOUSE IS BLACK
was made at the initiative of Cinema magazine,
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with authorization from the film's
producer, Ebrahim Golestan.
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The copy used is from the Oberhausen
International Short Film Festival,
developed from the original negative.
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Some elements were completed
using a copy from the French Cinematheque.
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THE HOUSE IS BLACK
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There is no shortage
of ugliness in the world.
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If people closed their eyes to it,
there would be even more.
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But man knows how to solve
any problem.
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On this screen, you will witness
a picture of ugliness,
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a picture of suffering, which
no sensitive soul should ignore.
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To remove this ugliness,
to relieve those who bear it,
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and to comfort the afflicted...
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this is what motivated
the making of this film.
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Translation and subtitles:
kephasmnc
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Lord, I praise You...
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for having created me.
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Lord, I praise You...
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for having created my mother
who cares for me
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and my father full of kindness.
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Lord, I praise You for the water that flows
and for the trees that bear fruit.
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Lord, I praise You for having given me
hands to work,
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eyes to see
the wonders of the world
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ears to hear
beautiful melodies
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and feet to go wherever I wish.
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Who is this that from hell
praises You, Lord?
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Who is this from hell?
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Thursday...
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Friday...
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Saturday...
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Sunday...
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Monday...
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Tuesday...
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- Wednesday...
- October.
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- Thursday...
- November.
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- Friday...
- December.
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- Saturday...
- January.
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- Sunday...
- February.
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- Monday...
- March.
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Tuesday...
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Wednesday...
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Thursday...
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Friday...
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Saturday...
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- Sunday...
- September.
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- October.
- Monday...
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- November.
- Tuesday...
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- December.
- Wednesday...
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- January.
- Thursday...
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- February.
- Friday...
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- March.
- Saturday...
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April.
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- Sunday...
- May.
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Monday...
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Tuesday...
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Wednesday...
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Thursday...
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Friday...
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I will sing praises
to Your name, O Eternal One!
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I will sing praises to Your name
with the ten-stringed harp
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because You created me
in a wonderful way.
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My bones were not hidden
from You when I was made,
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I was formed
in the depths of the earth.
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In Your book, all
my members were written.
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And Your eyes, O Lord,
saw me in the womb...
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Your eyes saw my embryo...
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I will see spring no more
but my words will remain.
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One day, the heavens departed from me
and I awoke in this asylum.
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I departed. With my heart in sorrow.
I am sad tonight, my brothers.
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Leprosy is a chronic
and contagious disease.
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Leprosy is not hereditary,
but it is contagious.
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Leprosy can be found
anywhere and everywhere.
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Leprosy
is accompanied by poverty.
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When attacking the body,
it deepens and widens wrinkles,
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devours tissues,
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covers nerves
with a withered shield,
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dulls sensitivity
to heat and touch,
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blinds the eyes,
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corrodes the nasal septum,
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finds its way to the liver
and bone marrow,
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withers fingers,
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and opens the way
for other diseases.
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Leprosy is not incurable.
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Treating lepers prevents
the disease from spreading.
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Where lepers are cared for
in an appropriate manner,
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the disease disappears.
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When leprosy is treated in its early
stages, it can be completely cured.
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Leprosy is not incurable.
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O generous God, grant
Your benevolence to our supplications.
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You are the Supreme over men
and spirits. In the name of God,
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merciful and compassionate,
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In the name of Allah,
of Allah and by Allah.
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To You I submit my being, Lord,
and to You I turn my face.
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To You I entrust my works
and my destiny equally...
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Your hands are for me
my left and my right,
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my north and my south,
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my rock and my destiny.
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Everything is subject to Your command
and Your power,
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for there is no righteousness nor
power, except from Allah.
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If I had the
wings of a dove,
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I would fly away
and find rest.
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I would go far away and
find shelter in the desert.
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I would hurry to escape
the whirlwind and the storm.
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For I have seen misery
and disgrace on earth.
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The universe, pregnant with inertia,
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gave birth to injustice.
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Where would I find refuge?
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away from Your face
and Your presence?
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If I hid
under the wings of the morning breeze,
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and took refuge in the depths of the sea,
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Your hand would reach me.
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You made me numb
with indecision.
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How wondrous
are Your works!
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How wondrous
are Your works!
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I speak
of the bitterness of my soul.
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I speak
of the bitterness of my soul.
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While I kept silent,
my bones rotted
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amid my silent
cries of each day.
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Remember
that my life is but a breath!
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I have become the pelican
of the desert, the owl of the ruins,
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and like a sparrow,
I remain alone on the roof.
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I am like spilled water,
like those who died long ago.
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Upon my eyelids,
the shadow of Death hides.
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Upon my eyelids,
the shadow of Death hides.
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Leave me, leave me, for my days
are nothing but a breath.
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Leave me, before I depart
to the land of no return.
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To the land of eternal darkness...
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O Lord, do not deliver the life
of Your dove to the claws of beasts!
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Do not forget
that my life is wind,
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that You gave me
a time of languor,
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and around me,
the song of happiness,
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the sound of windmills,
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and the glimmer of dying light.
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Blessed are those who are
in the harvest now,
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and their hands
gather the wheat sheaves.
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Hear the soul of her who sings
in the distant desert!
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The soul of her who sings
and stretches her hands saying:
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"Woe is me, for my wounds
have numbed my spirit!"
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O time, long forgotten,
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when you dressed in red
and put on your golden ornaments,
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and carefully
made up your eyes,
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remember that in vain
you made yourself beautiful
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for a song
in the distant desert,
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and your friends
who defamed you...
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Alas, for the day gently fades,
and the evening shadows spread.
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And our being,
like a cage full of birds,
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is filled with the sighs of captivity.
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And none of us knows
how much longer captivity will last.
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The time of harvest has passed,
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summer has come to an end,
and we have not found our salvation.
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Like doves, we cry for justice...
and there is none.
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We long for light...
but darkness prevails.
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Venus. Sometimes, at dusk,
we can see a bright star.
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Its name is Venus (Morning Star).
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Venus is very luminous.
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The planet Venus
is very close to us.
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The planet Venus does not twinkle.
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Why should we thank God
for having father and mother?
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You answer!
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I don't know,
I have no father or mother...
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You!
List some beautiful things!
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The moon, the sun, flowers,
playtime...
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And you,
list some ugly things!
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The hand...
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the foot, the head...
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Write a sentence that
contains the word "house"!
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LEPER COLONY
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THE HOUSE
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IS
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BLACK
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THE HOUSE IS BLACK
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O overflowing river
moved by the force of love,
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flow to us, flow to us...
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Made in autumn 1962 for the
Association for Assistance to Lepers
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by Gulistan Film Co.
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Translation and subtitles:
kephasmnc
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Cinematography:
Soleiman Minassian
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Sound:
Mahmood Hangwall, Samad Poorkamali
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Producer:
Ebrahim Golestan
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Editing and direction:
Forough Farrokhzad
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