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{{Infobox film {{Infobox film
| name = The Color of Paradise | name = The Color of Paradise (Rang-e Khoda)
| image = | image = ColourofPara.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster | caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = ] | director = ]
| producer = | producer =
| writer = Majid Majidi | writer = Majid Majidi
| starring = ]<br />]<br />]<br />] | starring = Hossein Mahjoub<br />Mohsen Ramezani<br />Salameh Feyzi<br />Farahnaz Safari
| music = Alireza Kohandairy | music = Alireza Kohandairy
| cinematography = Mohammad Davudi | cinematography = Mohammad Davudi
| editing = Hassan Hassandoost | editing = Hassan Hassandoost
| studio = Varahonar Company | studio = Varahonar Company
| distributor = '''USA'''<br />], ] <br />'''Iran'''<br />Varahonar Company | distributor = Varahonar Company
| released = February 9, 1999 | released = {{Film date|1999|02|09}}
| runtime = 90 min | runtime = 90 minutes
| country = ] | country = ]
| language = Persian | language = Persian
| budget = | budget =
| gross = | gross =
| imdb_id = 0191043
}} }}
'''''The Color of Paradise''''' (]: '''''رنگ خدا''''', '''''Rang-e Khodā''''', literally '''''The Color of God''''') is a 1999 ] directed by ].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/033100color-film-review.html | title='The Color of Paradise': Iran's Way with Nature and a Blind Boy }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/14/arts/the-colors-of-paradise-as-imagined-by-gauguin.html | title=The Colors of Paradise as Imagined by Gauguin | newspaper=The New York Times | date=14 October 2003 | last1=Riding | first1=Alan }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-color-of-paradise-2000 | title=The Color of Paradise movie review (2000) &#124; Roger Ebert }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.filmsufi.com/2008/07/color-of-paradise-majid-majidi-1999.html | title="The Color of Paradise" - Majid Majidi (1999) }}</ref>
'''''Rang-e Khoda''''' (literal translation from Persian: ''The Color of God''), or, as it was released in English-speaking countries, ''The Color of Paradise'', is a ] ] directed by ].


== Plot == == Plot ==
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⚫ A blind boy named Mohammad is released from his special school in ] for summer vacation. His father, Hashem, shamed and burdened by Mohammad's blindness, arrives late to pick him up and then tries to convince the headmaster to keep Mohammad over the summer. The headmaster refuses, so Hashem eventually takes Mohammad home.


⚫ Hashem, who is a widower, wants to marry a local woman and prepares for the ]. He approaches the woman's parents with gifts, and they give him their blessing. He attempts to hide the fact that his son is blind because he fears that the woman's family will see it as a bad omen.
⚫ The story revolves around a blind boy named Mohammed who is released from his special school in ] for summer vacation. His father, shamed and burdened by Mohammed's blindness, arrives late to pick him up and then tries to convince the headmaster to keep Mohammed over the summer. The headmaster refuses, so Mohammed's father eventually takes him home.


⚫ Meanwhile, Mohammad happily roams around the hills of his village with his sisters. He touches and feels the nature around him, displaying a unique attitude toward it and seeming to understand its ] and textures as a language. He goes to the local school with his sisters and reads the lessons from the textbook in ], which amazes the other students and the teacher.
⚫ Mohammed's father, who is a widower, now wants to marry a local girl and is preparing for the wedding. He approaches the girl's parents with gifts and they give him approval. He tries to hide the fact that he has a blind son because he fears the girl's family will see that as a bad omen.


⚫ Fearing his bride-to-be's family will learn of Mohammad, Hashem takes him away and leaves him with a blind carpenter who agrees to make him an apprentice. The carpenter begins to mentor him, but Mohammad cries and states that he wants to see ]. He says that God must not love him for making him blind, and says that his teacher taught that God loves the blind children more for their blindness. Mohammad then questions why God should make him blind if he truly loves him more. He also says that he wanted to be able to see God, and that his teacher said that God is everywhere and that one can also feel God. The carpenter simply remarks that he agrees and walks away, possibly affected by the boy's words as he himself is blind.
⚫ Meanwhile, Mohammed happily roams around the beautiful hills of his village with his sisters. He touches and feels the nature around him, counting the sounds of animals, and imitating them. He displays a unique attitude towards nature, and seems to understand its rhythms and textures as a language. Mohammed goes to the local school with his sisters and reads the lessons from his textbook in ], which amazes the children and the teacher.


⚫ Mohammad's grandmother is heartbroken when she learns that Hashem sent Mohammad away and, in her distress, falls ill. She leaves the family home, but Hashem tries to convince her to stay, questioning his destiny and lamenting his deceased wife and blind son. As she leaves, she drops a hairpin from Mohammad into a pond and faints, falling into the water. Hashem carries her back home. Eventually, Mohammad's grandmother dies. The bride's family sees this as a bad omen, and the wedding is called off.
⚫ Fearing his bride-to-be's family will learn of Mohammed, his father takes him away and leaves him with a blind carpenter who agrees to make him an apprentice. The blind carpenter mentors the boy who wants to see ]. Mohammad says God doesn’t love him and thus made him blind and tells him how his teacher told him that since they are blind, God loves them more. He also tells him that God is everywhere and that you can feel God. The carpenter then just says that he agrees with his teacher and walks away.


⚫ His hopes destroyed, Hashem decides to bring Mohammad back home. The film shows glimpses of shame and pity that Hashem felt for himself and Mohammad all along. He returns to the blind carpenter and retrieves Mohammad. They head for home through the woods. As they cross a small wooden bridge over a rushing river, the bridge collapses and Mohammad falls into the water, carried away by the strong current. For a moment, Hashem stands petrified at the sight of Mohammad being carried away; he appears to be torn between rescuing him or not rescuing him and freeing himself of his "burden." Moments later, he decides to rescue Mohammad and dashes into the river, where he is also carried away by the current.
⚫ Mohammed's grandmother is heartbroken when she realizes that Hashem (Mohammed's father) has given him away to a blind carpenter and she falls ill. She leaves the family home but Hashem tries to convince her to stay back, questioning his destiny, wondering why he lost his father as a young boy, asking why God has taken away his wife and cursed him with a blind boy, and asking his mother what she did for him. Mohammed's grandmother faints on her way so Hashem carries her back home. Eventually Mohammed's grandmother dies. The bride's family sees this as a bad omen and the wedding is called off.


Sometime later, Hashem wakes up on the shore of the ] and sees Mohammad lying motionless a short distance away. He stumbles toward Mohammad's body and takes him in his arms. He weeps over Mohammad's body and looks to the sky. A woodpecker is heard, and the sun comes out. Mohammad's fingers slowly start to move. Perhaps he is "reading" the sound with his fingers as if they are Braille dots, or maybe, in his death, he has finally touched God.
⚫ His hopes destroyed, Mohammed’s father decides to bring him back. The film shows glimpses of shame and pity that Hashem felt for himself and his son all along. He goes to the blind carpenter and takes back Mohammed. He sets Mohammed on the family horse and begins leading it back to their village. On the way, they cross a small, wooden bridge which collapses, plunging the horse and Mohammed into the rushing water. For a moment his father stands still, debating whether to rescue his son or finally be free of this lifelong burden. Moments later he makes his decision and dashes into the river. He and Mohammed are carried away by the roaring water.


== Cast ==
As the film ends, Mohammed's father wakes up on the shore of the ] and finds Mohammed lying motionless a short distance away. He takes the body and cries, but in the final moments of the story, the boy's fingers begin moving, in the way they would when he was "reading" nature. The hand glows in the light of dawn, a sign, perhaps, that Mohammed is now experiencing God and ].
* Hossein Mahjoub as Hashem (Mohammad's father)
* Mohsen Ramezani as Mohammad (blind boy)
* Salameh Feyzi as Mohammad's grandmother

== References ==
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==External links== ==External links==
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1999 Iranian film
The Color of Paradise (Rang-e Khoda)
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMajid Majidi
Written byMajid Majidi
StarringHossein Mahjoub
Mohsen Ramezani
Salameh Feyzi
Farahnaz Safari
CinematographyMohammad Davudi
Edited byHassan Hassandoost
Music byAlireza Kohandairy
Production
company		Varahonar Company
Distributed byVarahonar Company
Release date
  • February 9, 1999 (1999-02-09)
Running time90 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

The Color of Paradise (Persian: رنگ خدا, Rang-e Khodā, literally The Color of God) is a 1999 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi.

Plot

A blind boy named Mohammad is released from his special school in Tehran for summer vacation. His father, Hashem, shamed and burdened by Mohammad's blindness, arrives late to pick him up and then tries to convince the headmaster to keep Mohammad over the summer. The headmaster refuses, so Hashem eventually takes Mohammad home.

Hashem, who is a widower, wants to marry a local woman and prepares for the wedding. He approaches the woman's parents with gifts, and they give him their blessing. He attempts to hide the fact that his son is blind because he fears that the woman's family will see it as a bad omen.

Meanwhile, Mohammad happily roams around the hills of his village with his sisters. He touches and feels the nature around him, displaying a unique attitude toward it and seeming to understand its rhythms and textures as a language. He goes to the local school with his sisters and reads the lessons from the textbook in Braille, which amazes the other students and the teacher.

Fearing his bride-to-be's family will learn of Mohammad, Hashem takes him away and leaves him with a blind carpenter who agrees to make him an apprentice. The carpenter begins to mentor him, but Mohammad cries and states that he wants to see God. He says that God must not love him for making him blind, and says that his teacher taught that God loves the blind children more for their blindness. Mohammad then questions why God should make him blind if he truly loves him more. He also says that he wanted to be able to see God, and that his teacher said that God is everywhere and that one can also feel God. The carpenter simply remarks that he agrees and walks away, possibly affected by the boy's words as he himself is blind.

Mohammad's grandmother is heartbroken when she learns that Hashem sent Mohammad away and, in her distress, falls ill. She leaves the family home, but Hashem tries to convince her to stay, questioning his destiny and lamenting his deceased wife and blind son. As she leaves, she drops a hairpin from Mohammad into a pond and faints, falling into the water. Hashem carries her back home. Eventually, Mohammad's grandmother dies. The bride's family sees this as a bad omen, and the wedding is called off.

His hopes destroyed, Hashem decides to bring Mohammad back home. The film shows glimpses of shame and pity that Hashem felt for himself and Mohammad all along. He returns to the blind carpenter and retrieves Mohammad. They head for home through the woods. As they cross a small wooden bridge over a rushing river, the bridge collapses and Mohammad falls into the water, carried away by the strong current. For a moment, Hashem stands petrified at the sight of Mohammad being carried away; he appears to be torn between rescuing him or not rescuing him and freeing himself of his "burden." Moments later, he decides to rescue Mohammad and dashes into the river, where he is also carried away by the current.

Sometime later, Hashem wakes up on the shore of the Caspian Sea and sees Mohammad lying motionless a short distance away. He stumbles toward Mohammad's body and takes him in his arms. He weeps over Mohammad's body and looks to the sky. A woodpecker is heard, and the sun comes out. Mohammad's fingers slowly start to move. Perhaps he is "reading" the sound with his fingers as if they are Braille dots, or maybe, in his death, he has finally touched God.

Cast

  • Hossein Mahjoub as Hashem (Mohammad's father)
  • Mohsen Ramezani as Mohammad (blind boy)
  • Salameh Feyzi as Mohammad's grandmother

References

  1. "'The Color of Paradise': Iran's Way with Nature and a Blind Boy".
  2. Riding, Alan (14 October 2003). "The Colors of Paradise as Imagined by Gauguin". The New York Times.
  3. "The Color of Paradise movie review (2000) | Roger Ebert".
  4. ""The Color of Paradise" - Majid Majidi (1999)".

External links

Films directed by Majid Majidi
Awards for The Color of Paradise
Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film
Grand Prix des Amériques
1978–2000
2001–present
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best International Film
Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1977–2023
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