Table of Contents

1. Bahram Beyzaie's Contour in Time: A Theory of Creativity 2. The Puppet Trilogy (1962-3): Beyzaie's Deconstruction of the Hero/Villain Binary 3. Uncle Moustache (1970): Beyzaie's Carnivalesque Deconstruction of Hegemonic Masculinity 4. Downpour (1971-2): The Creative Intellectual and the Meta-Cinematic Subversion of Hegemonic Masculinity 5. The Journey (1972): A Sisyphean Quest for Belonging in a World of Toxic Masculinity 6. The Stranger and the Fog (1974): Rituals of Existence: Homecoming, Becoming and Departing 7. The Crow (1977): City, Home, and the Pitfalls of Iranian Modernity 8. Conclusion: The Revolution and the End of an Era

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A detailed analysis of the early film and dramatic works of celebrated Iranian filmmaker and playwright Bahram Beyzaie

About the Author

Saeed Talajooy is Lecturer in Persian at the University of St Andrews, UK. His publications include chapters on Iranian theatre and cinema, articles on Bahram Beyzaie’s cinema and theatre, the co-edited volume, Resistance in Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies: Literature, Cinema and Music (2012) and a Special Issue of Iranian Studies on Bahram Beyzaie.