The company not long ago put out a serious edition of damiani damianis the witch in love and the black and white film bordered on being closely muffled, but with the black tulip they came through with flying colors, literally, as the film is in color and french with your choice of yellow or white subtitles. Afghan oscar contender aims to show more than war reuters. Distributie haji gul aser, sonia nassery cole, walid amini. Tulip winery opened in 2003, went kosher in 2010, and has since doubled its yearly output, currently producing 220,000 bottles per year. The film is currently being pitched to major hollywood studios for possible release in 2010. Coles other directorial credit, the breadwinner, a 2007 documentary short film also set in afghanistan. Its an amateurish first film directed and starring an apparently talentless and inexperienced beverly hills socialite who decided to cast herself in a lead role. It can be prosecuted, attempted to be destroyed, killed, trodden on, but it will never give up, and eventually it blooms despite all those obstacles. I play colonel tanelli in the black tulip, an independent film shot on location in kabul. The black tulip by alexandre dumas unabridged 1850. A wonderful, gentle, tender and placid love story without huge. Farishta cole is determined to follow the freedomloving spirit. The director is an afghan woman who came to the united states when she was twelve.
Based on a true story, the black tulip is a frightening and inspiring film about the immeasurable value of freedom and the tenacity of culture and tradition, where there is always a price. The official afghan contender for best foreign film, the black tulip has attracted a little controversy and proved unsurprisingly difficult to shoot, with some of the western crew members quitting the shoot in fear of their lives. For more information on jon tendrich and tiger sound, visit. Selected as afghanistans official submission for the best foreign language film at the 2010 academy awards, the black tulip is a modern portrait of afghanistan that. She wanted to film this movie to show others what life is like in her native. Tulip wines best selection and service 12 bottles ship.
Set in contemporary kabul, the film centers on a progressive couple played by ms. After the taliban is routed from afghanistan in early 2001, the mansouri family seizes the new window of freedom by opening a. Brand storyteller, content creator, marketer and strategist. Forces rout their leadership from kabul and free its afghan citizens from the brutal grip of spiritual henchman mullah mohammed omar and that of his darkage sharia led leadership. Black tulip freedom is good and the taliban is very bad in black tulip, a wellintentioned drama that would play much better if it didnt feel the need to make that message quite so heavy. The beverly hills international film festival opens april 25 with the u. The dakka family opens up a new restaurant after the fall of the taliban in kabul, afghanistan only to be subsequently targeted by factional taliban elements. Conservatism clashes with modernity in the black tulip, sonia nassery coles earnestly melodramatic afghan drama about a familys struggle against the taliban. The black tulip by alexandre dumas unabridged 1850 original version dumas, alexandre on.
The black tulip is what the afgantsi the soviet soldiers who fought in afghanistan call the plane that carried the bodies back to the soviet union. Afghan oscar contender aims to show more than war 2 min read director sonia nassery cole speaks to the media during the premiere of her film. Based on a true story, black tulip is a frightening and inspiring film about the immeasurable value of freedom and the tenacity of culture and. Getting a film like the black tulip filmed, produced and out into the public is an impressive feat its just a shame the effort didnt yield a better film. The black tulip is a 2010 film directed by novice filmmaker sonia nassery cole and starring haji gul aser, sonia nassery cole, walid amini, jack scalia, and edoardo costa. Released in 2010 containing music from the black tulip 2012. Black tulip antiques 70 s broadway, denver, colorado 80210 rated 4. Sonia nassery coles battle to make an afghan film the. The black tulip 2010 stream and watch online moviefone. Beverly hills international film festival opens with. The black tulip by alexandre dumas made me want to abandon my reading commitments and kick back with the rest of dumass catalogue. The black tulip is not only a symbol for justice and tolerance, but also a symbol for the most perfect and divine love of two people. The black tulip original motion picture soundtrack. A boy looks over kabul at sunset in a scene from the black tulip, a rare.
Official site for breadwinner productions, behind the films the black tulip and the. The black tulip 2010 soundtrack all movie soundtracks. Sonia nassery coles battle to make an afghan film the new york. Based on a true story, the black tulip is a frightening and inspiring film about the immeasurable value of freedom and the tenacity of culture and tradition. Beverly hills film festival to open with the black tulip. A boy looks over kabul at sunset in a scene from the black tulip, a rare feature. When taliban authorities deny the turning over of osama bin laden post 911, u. The black tulip is a 2010 film set in afghanistan directed by novice filmmaker sonia nassery cole.
The film was made to give voice to the voiceless people of afghanistan by. The black tulip 2010 film part 1 of 15 video dailymotion. Released 2010, the black tulip stars sonia nassery cole, walid amini, jack scalia, haji gul aser the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 0 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. There was also a short finnish documentary made by pacho lane in 1988 called the black tulip, but it told the story of soviet soldiers fighting in afghanistan. The black tulip, a melodrama set in afghanistan the new york. Black tulip is currently in postproduction and being edited by the oscarwinning editor for the hurt locker, chris innis. The black tulip 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Opening at a soviet army base in kabul, the film visits an attack helicopter squadron, a firebase outside kabul, and a guardpost near kandahar. First up are behind the scenes photos from my 2010 film, the black tulip. The black tulip 2010 members of an afghan family become taliban targets after they open a restaurant that becomes popular with foreigners and other liberal patrons. It is, essentially, a star vehicle for the popular french actor alain delon.
A boy looks over kabul at sunset in a scene from the black tulip, a rare feature film to be shot in afghanistan. Behind the scenes of the black tulip edoardo costaedoardo. Afghanistans entry for the foreign language oscar, the black tulip is a brave. Its web site lists projects including the black tulip and ms. The black tulip is a curious sort of a story, written by the popular and prolific aexandre duman the father, not the son it is as charming and engaging as all the works written by this author, whose work i.
The film premiered 23 september 2010, at the ariana cinema theater in kabul, afghanistan. A scene from the black tulip, directed by sonia nassery cole. She endured death threats, her crew quitting on her, her main actress having her legs cut off by militants. The black tulip soundtrack from 2010, composed by christopher young. The 12th edition of the beverly hills international film festival begins wednesday evening at the academy of motion picture arts and sciences samuel goldwyn theater with the u. The film depicts the fictional mansouri family who start a restaurant in kabul named the poets corner, where artists and writers meet. The black tulip 2010 the mansouri family opens up a new restaurant after the fall of the taliban in kabul, afghanistan only to be subsequently targeted by factional taliban elements. This film is based on the novel by alexandre dumas pere and set in holland in 1672.
Located in kfar tikvah, overlooking the jezreel valley, the winery helps support locals with special needs, and went through an arduous process to create a system that would be approved by rabbonim while still providing opportunities for these locals. The black tulip is a 2010 film directed by novice filmmaker sonia nassery cole and starring haji gul aser, sonia nassery cole, walid amini, jack scalia, and. An afghanamerican lady has managed the nearly impossible and shot a feature film, the black tulip, in afghanistan. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. An inspirationgeared drama that wears its hopes for freedom in afghanistan on its sleeve, sonia nassery coles black tulip follows the travails. There were advance screenings at the headquarters of the natoled international security assistance force and at the embassy. An article on wednesday about an afghanamerican film. Directed by sonia nassery cole, it has its premiere this week in kabul. Review of the black tulip by alexandre dumas good books.
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