Fifi Howls from Happiness (2013) English Subtitles

Bahman Mohassess was a celebrated artist at the time of the Shah. Trained in Italy, he created sculptures and paintings in his homeland. But audiences often took offence at the pronounced phalli on his mostly naked bronze figures and his work was regularly censored. All traces of him were lost after the revolution. It was said he destroyed his remaining paintings and disappeared.

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Mitra Farahani

Cast

Bahman Mohasses

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