| Leila | |
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| Directed by | Dariush Mehrjui |
| Written by | Dariush Mehrjui, Mahnaz Ansarian |
| Produced by | Dariush Mehrjui |
| Starring | Leila Hatami Ali Mosaffa Jamileh Sheikhi Mohamad Reza Sharifinia Turan Mehrzad Amir Pievar Shaghayegh Farahani |
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| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Leila (Persian: لیلا, also Romanized as Leyla, Leilā, and Leylā) is a 1997 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui.
Plot
Leila and Reza are a modern Iranian couple, content with their recent marriage. However, Leila learns that she is unable to conceive. Reza's mother insists that he, as the only son, must have children ("everything goes to the son"), despite Reza's insistence that he does not want children, and suggests that he get a second wife. He adamantly refuses the idea; his mother champions it. Leila gets caught between the two worlds; elated at spending time with Reza one moment and torn apart by his nagging mother the next.
References
- Oliver Leaman (23 August 2001). Companion Encyclopaedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Routledge. pp. 333–. ISBN 978-1-134-66251-7.
- Gönül Dönmez-Colin (2006). Cinemas of the Other: A Personal Journey with Film-makers from the Middle East and Central Asia. Intellect Books. pp. 238–. ISBN 978-1-84150-143-7.
- Jane Sloan (26 March 2007). Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. Scarecrow Press. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-1-4616-7082-7.
- Hamid Naficy (6 November 2012). A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010. Duke University Press. pp. 144–. ISBN 978-0-8223-4878-8.
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