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theartsdesk Q&A: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof on 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' - 'It became a question of self-respect'
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof is now an Oscar-nominated refugee, in a bittersweet harvest for his film The Seed of the ...
The ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig' Cast on the Oscar-Nominee's Clandestine Shoot - Including Being Directed from the Trunk of a Car
Stars Mahsa Rostami and Setareh Maleki tell IndieWire about how Mohammad Rasoulof convinced them to star in the Iranian ...
Livingetc on MSN19d
Fiddle Leaf Figs Are Notoriously Difficult to Look After — This Is How to Keep Them Looking Beautiful and Glossy
Fiddle leaf fig care is essential for the overall health of this bright, beautiful, and designer-approved plant. Its large leaves and undeniably impressive trunk are a great way to draw attention to a ...
National Geographic news23d
Top 10 things to know about Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is a festival beyond compare. Technically it’s a week—determined by the lunar calendar but always late January to mid-February—but for many, Chunjie (Spring Festival) is more ...
Filmfare24d
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig Movie Review: Tense political thriller
The title of the film, referencing the sacred fig tree that spreads by choking another, serves as a potent metaphor for the suffocating theocratic regime in Iran. Rasoulof’s bold decision to ...
The Indian Express25d
A colossal Buddha head, a giant palm unearthed amid ASI excavation in Ratnagiri. What this means
So far, the mission has been partially successful – they have unearthed a colossal Buddha head, a massive palm, an ancient wall and inscribed Buddhist relics, all of which are estimated to date back ...
Hong Kong Free Press27d
Chinese sculptor’s Donald Trump as Buddha statues go viral, again, ahead of inauguration
A sculpture of US president-elect Donald Trump in a pose evoking the Buddha at artist Hong Jinshi’s workshop in Xiamen, in southeastern China’s Fujian province on on December 9, 2024.