Product Details

• Actors: Mohammad Reza Forutan, Niki Karimi, Reza Khandan, Atila Pesiani, Merila Zare'i
• Directors: Tahmineh Milani
• Writers: Tahmineh Milani
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Facets
• DVD Release Date: October 29, 2002
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006IUHG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,640 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Two Women" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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TWO WOMEN - DVD Movie

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie - Mediocre DVD, October 31, 2002

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Steven Carroll (Sammamish, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Two Women (DVD)

This is a tough review to write. I loved this movie a lot when i saw it at Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival and so it was a no-brainer that i would buy it on DVD. The story concerns two college aged friends and the way Iranian society during the revolution leads them to tragedy. It's a really interesting view into the life of women in that culture since we have no real contact with it as westerners. Needless to say, the woman director of this film is not well loved by the Iranian government and has been imprisoned for her work. So this is fantastic work and I highly recommend people check it out.

That being said, this DVD is not good. There are no chapter stops. There is lots of noise and compression artifacts in the picture. The subtitles are hard burned into the picture and sometimes fall too low on the screen where they are cut off by the bottom of the screen. They are also white and difficult to read on light backgrounds. And even more absurdly, every few minutes the "irmovies.com" logo is burned into the lower right of the screen.

However, i doubt we are going to see an improved release of this film anytime soon and the DVD *IS* watchable with only mild annoyances. Go ahead and buy the film, but don't expect a Criterion style transfer or you will be disappointed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a poignant and heartbreaking film, June 27, 2003

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Haseeb - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two Women [VHS] (VHS Tape)

From the opening of this film, one gets the impression that they are in for a real downer. The background music gives a very somber mood and the opening scene is not a pleasant one.

Fereshteh and Roya are two close friends at Tehran University in the early eighties. It is made clear from the beginning that Fereshteh is an above average student. In the beginning of the film, we meet Feresteh in a Calculus class where she goes to the board and casually solves a difficult looking problem that no one else in the class was able to solve. Roya, who is also a student in the class and having difficulties with her studies is impressed by Fereshteh's intelligence and asks her for help. They agree to get together to study and become close friends.

Fereshteh is not only intelligent, but she is also beautiful and catches the eye of a young man who wants to marry her. Fereshteh doesn't like this man and rejects his advances. This young man one day sees Fereshteh walking with another man and becomes jealous so he throws acid into the face of the other man who happens to be Fereshteh's cousin. After hearing of this incident, Fereshteh's father forces her to withdraw from the University which soon closes due to the turmoil of the Islamic revolution anyway. Still Fereshteh's only desire is to finish her studies and then help her family. She keeps her hopes up and dreams of going back to college, but will she ever realize that dream? Also, what about her close friend Roya (the one she helped in school)?

I strongly believe that even some highly regarded professional movie critics failed to focus on the right things in this film. The reason I'm stating this is because they tended to look at the cultural side and talk about how oppresive the Iranians are with their women. What I got out of the film is that the two women both wanted what the other had at some point in their lives. Roya wanted Fereshteh's intelligence and later in the film we see an interesting but heartbreakingly sad reversal of things. Events similar to what happened in this film can and do happen in every country.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awkward, but powerful, July 4, 2003

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mitzigg04 "mittzigg" (VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two Women (DVD)

Many people argue that the film was great, but the ending was weak. I argue otherwise... at the ending is shows the power and reciprocity that friendship has. The jewels and wisdom that Roya has shared with her friend become important at the end. It ends, "I have a book on single parenting...". She means that she doesn't just have a book, but that she can help her like she was helped.

This movie is full of suspense. The male chaser part is a bit awkward. All in all this movie offers a glimpse on Iranian society along with powerful messages of women's solidarity and friendship. A tearjerker too!