LEADER 00000ngm 2200409 i 4500 001 kan1140205 003 CaSfKAN 005 20140402113757.0 006 m o c 007 vz uzazuu 007 cr una---unuuu 008 150429p20152013cau102 o vlper d 028 52 1140205|bKanopy 035 (OCoLC)911511298 040 CaSfKAN|beng|erda|cCaSfKAN 043 e-fr--- 245 00 Fifi Howls From Happiness. 264 1 [San Francisco, California, USA] :|bKanopy Streaming, |c2015. 300 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 102 min.) : |bdigital, .flv file, sound 336 two-dimensional moving image|btdi|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital 347 video file|bMPEG-4|bFlash 500 Title from title frames. 518 Originally produced by Music Box Films in 2013. 520 Mitra Farahani's lyrical documentary explores the enigma of provocative artist Bahman Mohassess, the so-called "Persian Picasso," whose acclaimed paintings and sculptures dominated pre-revolutionary Iran. Irreverent and uncompromising, a gay man in a hostile world, Mohassess had a conflicted relationship with his homeland- revered by elites in the art scene and praised as a national icon, only to be censored later by an oppressive regime. Known for his iconoclastic art as well as his scathing declarations, Mohasses abandoned the country over 30 years ago for a simple, secluded life in Italy. While the new Iranian government destroyed many of his works, Mohassess himself obliterated even more-- in rage at man's inhumanity to man, environmental destruction, and the futility of idealism. Ranging from tender to playful to haunting to grotesque, these unforgettable pieces were as mercurial as the man himself, a chain-smoking recluse with the mouth of a sailor and the soul of a poet, touched by a mischievous spark and as likely to lapse into a political rant as a burst of eccentric laughter. Determined to interview Mohassess, fine artist/filmmaker Farahani discovers him living alone in a hotel room in Rome and begins to craft the perfect final biography, in his own words and on his terms. Along the way, the inimitable spirit of the man behind the image is laid bare-both painfully sensitive and crudely comical, "condemned to paint," but unable to compel himself to leave anything behind as a legacy. When a pair of artist brothers and ardent fans of Mohassess commission him for an ambitious project, the elderly man is inspired with a renewed sense of purpose and returns to painting after decades of dormancy. A lasting tribute to an elusive artistic genius, Fifi Howls from Happiness affirms the power of creative freedom, the right of the artist to create and to destroy, and above all, to have no regrets. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 Mohassess, Bahman,|d1931-2010. 650 0 Artists|zIran|xSculptures|xPainters. 650 0 Gay men|zIran. 655 7 Documentary films.|2lcgft 700 1 Farahani, Mitra,|d1975-|efilm director. 710 2 Kanopy (Firm) 914 kan1140205
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