The World Intellectuals
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The World Intellectuals is a series by Mahmoud Shoolizadeh
, a part of the life and belief of some of the intellectuals in art and literature are shown, The life of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
, the famous German poet, who was very much influenced by the famous Iranian poet - Hafez
, also, the effective life and word of George Bernard Shaw
, the British writer, are among them.
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A 40-minute episode is about the Great German Poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe which was broadcast from the main channel of Iran TV and several film festivals. Goethe, writer and poet of late 18th century, who knew five languages, was inspired by Persia and specially Hafez, Iranian poet. Goethe then wrote the “West-Eastern Divan” which was a collection of poems, and he devoted it to Hafez.
In this film Goethe’s poetic and passionate life, and also his love and relations with Hafez is shown. Goethe lived for 83 years and he was a great intellectual in literature and has a key role in German Literature and Romanticism.
Hafez’s sonnets had a magic influence on Goethe and he used to call Hafez ”A Devine Poet” and he also said he couldn’t resist in front of this Great Phenomenon of the Mankind in poetry (Hafez). It was his love towards Hafez that made one of the most beautiful poetic works: “West-Eastern Divan” which consists of twelve books with subjects such as love and paradise and connection with Persian culture in a unique and beautiful way.
Goethe borrowed some of his poem’s contexts and subjects from Hafez’s poems:
"The beauty of God is reflected in His beautiful creatures, and at last shows itself in Human’s beauty. And the Human’s spirit that had been separated from his heavenly creator and is in danger of being forgotten, is now searching for the beauty of the God."
The World Intellectuals
Mahmoud Shoolizadeh
Mahmoud Shoolizadeh is an Iranian film director and screenwriter, with various awards including Best Film award of the audience for the fiction film Noora in 49th International Film Festival of Taormina in Italy in June 2003...
, a part of the life and belief of some of the intellectuals in art and literature are shown, The life of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...
, the famous German poet, who was very much influenced by the famous Iranian poet - Hafez
Hafez
Khwāja Shamsu d-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Shīrāzī , known by his pen name Hāfez , was a Persian lyric poet. His collected works composed of series of Persian poetry are to be found in the homes of most Iranians, who learn his poems by heart and use them as proverbs and sayings to this day...
, also, the effective life and word of George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
, the British writer, are among them.
In this film Goethe’s poetic and passionate life, and also his love and relations with Hafez is shown. Goethe lived for 83 years and he was a great intellectual in literature and has a key role in German Literature and Romanticism.
Hafez’s sonnets had a magic influence on Goethe and he used to call Hafez ”A Devine Poet” and he also said he couldn’t resist in front of this Great Phenomenon of the Mankind in poetry (Hafez). It was his love towards Hafez that made one of the most beautiful poetic works: “West-Eastern Divan” which consists of twelve books with subjects such as love and paradise and connection with Persian culture in a unique and beautiful way.
Goethe borrowed some of his poem’s contexts and subjects from Hafez’s poems:
"The beauty of God is reflected in His beautiful creatures, and at last shows itself in Human’s beauty. And the Human’s spirit that had been separated from his heavenly creator and is in danger of being forgotten, is now searching for the beauty of the God."
Technical specifications and Film crew
- Betacam sp, 40mins, fiction, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, 1990 - Director, Researcher and Script writer: Mahmoud ShoolizadehMahmoud ShoolizadehMahmoud Shoolizadeh is an Iranian film director and screenwriter, with various awards including Best Film award of the audience for the fiction film Noora in 49th International Film Festival of Taormina in Italy in June 2003...
, - Photograph: Mohammad Taheri Jam,
- Voice: behrooz Moavenian,
- Make-up: Farhang Moayeri,
- Art and Dress Design: Mahmoud ShoolizadehMahmoud ShoolizadehMahmoud Shoolizadeh is an Iranian film director and screenwriter, with various awards including Best Film award of the audience for the fiction film Noora in 49th International Film Festival of Taormina in Italy in June 2003...
- Edit: Hossain Maher
- Producer: Mehdi Rajai ( I.R.I.B, Ch1 )