A man contemplates life and compares it to a pear tree in his yard which stops producing fruit.
Halimeh
Noted Iranian actress Susan Taslimi plays an impoverished single mother who agees to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to a middle-aged man in return for a mare, which will help her earn an income and provide for her younger children. Director Ali Zhekan paints a stark picture of poverty and patriarchy in rural Iran (the mother stores her rice in a container hidden in a tree; her brother, who brokered the wedding, mercilessly beats the recalcitrant child), but this 1986 film is distinguished mostly by Taslimi's increasingly fiery performance as the mother decides to defend her daughter's freedom.
Based on a short story by Houshang Golshiri, this film centers on mysterious and chilling events that take place in a village. A group of superstitious inhabitants have erected a scarecrow for protection but soon find themselves terrorized by it. Made at the end of the Shah’s reign, the film offers a metaphorical reflection on power relations — how people create their own idols who turn around to terrorize them.
Baabak's mother
Parvaneh, a famous singer and movie star, has an affair with a married man. A student named Baabak, who suffers from leukaemia, falls in love with Parvaneh. They have a good time together for a while, until she hears about Baabak's disease and decides to send him abroad for medical treatment.
The Wife
Pahlavan Sadegh, on his deathbed, calls Agha Morteza to his bedside and asks him to take care of his daughter Shirin. Agha Morteza, who is busy with business and taking care of his wife and daughter Maryam, asks his hand Nemat to monitor Shirin's movements for a few days. Shirin, who noticed their sensitivity, pretends to be a hospital nurse. Some time later Pahlavan Sadiq dies, and Morteza sees Shirin dancing and singing in a cabaret..
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