Book contents
- Nostalgia in Late Pahlavi Iran
- Nostalgia in Late Pahlavi Iran
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Those Were the Days
- 3 Nostalgia and the Late Pahlavi State
- 4 Nostalgic Triad
- 5 Love and Marriage
- 6 Mind the Generation Gap
- 7 The Hippies Are Coming! The Hippies Are Coming!
- 8 Mother’s Guest: Urban Nostalgia
- 9 What Were Those Days?
- 10 Law and Order
- 11 O’ The Ruthless Ones!
- Epilogue
- Select Bibliography
- Index
8 - Mother’s Guest: Urban Nostalgia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 March 2025
- Nostalgia in Late Pahlavi Iran
- Nostalgia in Late Pahlavi Iran
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Those Were the Days
- 3 Nostalgia and the Late Pahlavi State
- 4 Nostalgic Triad
- 5 Love and Marriage
- 6 Mind the Generation Gap
- 7 The Hippies Are Coming! The Hippies Are Coming!
- 8 Mother’s Guest: Urban Nostalgia
- 9 What Were Those Days?
- 10 Law and Order
- 11 O’ The Ruthless Ones!
- Epilogue
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In 2004, the film Mother’s Guest (Mehman-e Maman), produced by Dariush Mehrjui and based on a short story by Houshang Kermani, hit Iran’s cinemas. It was warmly welcomed by the public and critics, became one of the most popular films of 2004 and 2005, and was chosen the best film at the 22nd Fajr Film Festival.
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- Nostalgia in Late Pahlavi Iran , pp. 244 - 272Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025