Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Love Iranian-American Style, documentary from an Iranian-American Jewish lady

It's a documentary from Tanaza Eshaghian about herself. She is struggling between two cultures, Iranian and American style. She is trying to defined herself into everyday New York life but her family still value Iranian Jewish traditional culture that they have grown up with, despite the fact that they are living in the US. Well, most adult immigrants won't change their styles specially those who establish a family back home.

Well, her documentary is a paradox between what she says she wants and what she has asked for.




"The film sees the director plunging, headfirst, into a cultural abyss as she attempts to define herself via ethnic identity - and finds herself being torn, sharply, between the Iranian ideal of a fixed, long term union and the distinctly American tendencies to play the field and test the waters before committing." ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide - The New York Times review

11 comments:

  1. Even in Iran people don't follow these kinds of traditions any more (at least not the open minded families).
    I am from a somehow religious muslim family, but I never got those kinds of suggestions from my parents.
    For some reason Iranians in LA are even more conservative than Iranians in Iran!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Who said that is Islamic law???

    ReplyDelete
  3. مهم این نیست که اطلاعات نسلهای قدیمی تر با حقایق امروز زندگی مردم ایران مطابقت داشته باشد یا نه . مهم این است که نوع باور ایرانیان اعم از زرتشتیان، مسیحیان، بهاییان ، یهودیان و مسلمانان چقدر در ذات شان شبیه هم است. من از این ویدئو لذت بردم و به سازنده آن بخاطر کار قشنگش تبریک می گویم.
    به امید روزی که همه ما به صلح و شالوم و سلام برسیم
    حسین
    info@peikekhabari.com

    ReplyDelete
  4. If u dont mind to have a muslim Iranian husband ill take all responsibility to play as a perfect husband

    ReplyDelete
  5. @ Aram

    There is a dregree to somehow...some have more restrictions and some don't!

    "Who said that is Islamic law???"

    It's not islamic law, rather, it's islamic culture.

    ReplyDelete
  6. @ حسین

    همانطور که شما فرمودید ایرانی ها از هر دین و قومی به یکسری آداب مقید هستند (در مورد درستی یا نادرستی آنها بحث نمی کنم که بنظرم به معیارهای شخصی بستگی دارند و نسبی می باشند). البته اینکه چرا ایرانی ها از هر دینی و قومی در یکسری آداب وجه مشترک زیادی دارند، جای بحث بسیاری است.

    ReplyDelete
  7. >> For some reason Iranians in LA are even more conservative than Iranians in Iran!!!

    This is not true. Talking about Iranians in Iran, I would like to remind you of those millions and millions of Iranians who are not living in north of Tehran who are probably less than a hundred thousand people. Turks, Kurds, Baluchis, Arabs, Kermanis, etc.
    are still following anti human laws of Islam, including the one that says a 9 year old girl should marry because that Aisha (Mohammad's second wife) was 7 years old when she married with Mohammad.
    I guess you either need to read your holy book first or do open your eyes...

    ReplyDelete
  8. I think the first step is to move out of the parents house and live on her own,living with parents at the age of 26 is so traditional!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Actually in Iran it has changed alot... now the average age for girls to marry is about 27..28 years old... more girls prefers to study and become independent more than husband.. Also in these days mostly it is the girl that she decides about... I think old generation in other countries as they were far from Iran .. they didn't changed that mush ??!?! I don't understand why?..

    ReplyDelete
  10. Answer to Pat , About Kemran I think it is not True.. I live in Kerman.. have studied in Tehran also in other countries and now back to Iran maybe again I leave here.. but.. for Kerman I think they respect their children s idea more, compare to other parents I have seen them more acceptant... even compare to other cities... They accept their children decision to marry even other countries more easily. Do you know why? because Kermanian used to live with other religion more than other cities in Iran. I have friend of other religion which we respect each other and have very good relationship... I have seen this environment in many parts of Kerman... Also really I have not seen parents like Kermanians that they put every thing they have to their children including their girls to help them continue their studies...
    So please be careful to name about cities without comprehensive knowledge..

    ReplyDelete