Melody (2023 film)

Melody
Promotional release poster
Directed byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
Written byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
Produced byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
StarringDiman Zandi
CinematographyAli Mohammad Ghasemi
Edited byBehrouz Sebt Rasoul
Music byFouad Samiei
Production
company
Distributed byDreamLabFilms
Release date
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesTajikistan
Iran
LanguagePersian

Melody (Persian: ملودی; Tajik: Мелодия, romanized: Melodiya) is a 2023 Tajik-Iranian mystery drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Behrouz Sebt Rasoul.[1]

The film is about a music teacher, Melody who wants to compose a heartfelt piece for children fighting cancer, using the sound of 30 birds.[2] The film was selected as the Tajik entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards,[3] though it did not appear on the final list because Tajikistan did not submit the film on time.[4][5]

The movie Melody selected at the 54th International Film Festival of India and had its first international screening in the Cinema of the World section.[6][7]

The movie Melody was selected in the 21st Chennai Film Festival and will be screened on December 14–21.[8][9] [10]

The movie Melody was selected in the 24th Keswick Film Festival united kingdom february 29-march 3, 2024 competition section.[11][12][13]

The movie Melody was selected in the 42th Fajr International Film Festival 2024 Iran country.[14]

The Melody movie participated in the competitive section in the 23th ImagineIndia Int’l Film Festival, Madrid – Spain and won in three sections and was nominated in two sections.[15][16][17][18]

Dance scene

Plot

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At a children's cancer center, Melody teaches music to 30 children. He wants to compose a piece of music using the sounds of 30 different birds. A simple task, but when they only find 20 birds, Melody accompanied by Mango, a mute housekeeper, will embark on an old singer who knows where the rest of the birds that are being hunted are.[2] This is a collaborative effort of the state-owned Tajikistan broadcaster, TV Safina and directors's own film company in Tehran, Nama Film.[19]

A scene from "Mango" in the movie Melody

Cast

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The actors participating in this film are:[20]

  • Diman Zandi as Melody
  • Alireza Ostadi as Old Singer
  • Meghdad Eslami as Mango
  • Safar Hakadodov as Groom's father
  • Zulfiya Sadikova as Groom's mother
A scene of feeding a parrot in Melody movie
melody movie

Critical reception

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Melody has been well received among The Union of Cinematographers of Tajikistan and etc. See full article at IMDB and See full article at ScreenDaily. [21]

Sadullo Rahimov the film critic, FIPRESCI member, Doctor of Philosophy, professor, said about Melody and etc. See full article at NAMAFILM.[22]

  • “I must go where the birds are free.”and etc.

See full article at International feature saite.[23]

Director & Producer


Awards and nominations

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Award Date of ceremony Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
96th Academy Awards 2024

96th Academy Awards

Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Tajikistan could not send that list on time [24][25]
54th International Film Festival of India,GOA 24 November 2023 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul first international screen at Cinema of the World section [26][27]
21st Chennai International Film Festival 21 December 2023 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul screen at World Cinema section [28][29]
24th keswick film festival 1 March 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section [30][31][32]
42th Fajr International Film Festival 3 February 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section [33]
23th imagineindia Film Festival, Madrid – Spain 2024 Behrouz Sebt Rasoul Competitive section:

Won

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  • Best Director of Photography:

Ali-Mohammad Ghasemi

  • Best Set Designer:

Payam Hossein Souri

  • Best Original Music:

Foad Samiei

Nominated

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  • Best Actress:

Diman Zandi

  • Best Sound Design:

Mahmoudreza Mousavinejad

[34][35][36][37]



Release

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before being released commercially in September 2023 in Tajikistani cinemas.[38] International sales are being managed by France's Dreamlab Films.[39]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". EciEco. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. ^ a b "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". Tehran Times. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. ^ "'Melody' chosen to represent Tajikistan for 2024 Oscars". DreamLab Films. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. ^ Pond, Steve (2023-10-30). "89 Films Enter International Race at 96th Academy Awards". The Wrap. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ^ "Kyrgyzstan declines Oscar invitation after international entry rejection". screendaily. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  6. ^ "Iranian directors represent six countries at International Film Festival of India". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  7. ^ "سفر "شهربانو" و "ملودی" به جشنواره‌های هندی". mehrnews (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  8. ^ "Highlights of 21st Chennai International Film Festival – Press Meet Stills". chennaivision. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  9. ^ ""سونسوز" به جشنواره حقوق بشر می‌رود/ "ملودی" در هند". mehrnews. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  10. ^ "Chennai International Film Festival hosting eight Iranian movies". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  11. ^ "Films". keswickfilm.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  12. ^ "Festivals". dreamlabfilms. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  13. ^ ""Melody", "Maman" to go on screen in Keswick film festival". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  14. ^ "2024 Fajr Film Festival announces international lineup". tehrantimes.
  15. ^ "Nominations 2024". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  16. ^ "ملودی برنده ۳ جایزه جشنواره اسپانیایی شد". isna (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  17. ^ "Melody (Behrouz Sebt Rasoul) Iran/Tajikistan. Official Section". imagineindiafestival.
  18. ^ "Iran's Melody to go on screen at ImagineIndia festival". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  19. ^ Yossman, Elsa Keslassy,Leo Barraclough,Patrick Frater,John Bleasdale,John Hopewell,Naman Ramachandran,Nick Vivarelli,K J.; Keslassy, Elsa; Barraclough, Leo; Frater, Patrick; Bleasdale, John; Hopewell, John; Ramachandran, Naman; Vivarelli, Nick; Yossman, K. J. (2023-09-11). "International Oscar Race: Israel Picks Ayelet Menahemi's 'Seven Blessings,' Armenia Selects Michael A. Goorjian's 'Amerikatsi'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Melody". DreamLab Films. 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  21. ^ "Tajikistan enters 'Melody' as third ever submission in international Oscar race". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  22. ^ "Critique Reception". namafilmco. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  23. ^ "FILM REVIEW". International-feature .com.
  24. ^ "Iranian director's "Melody" represents Tajikistan for Oscar 2024". Tehran Times. 6 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Kyrgyzstan declines Oscar invitation after international entry rejection". screendaily. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  26. ^ "Iranian directors represent six countries at International Film Festival of India". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  27. ^ "سفر "شهربانو" و "ملودی" به جشنواره‌های هندی". mehrnews (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  28. ^ "Chennai International Film Festival hosting eight Iranian movies". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  29. ^ "21th Chennai International Film Festival Press Release". chennaifilmfest. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  30. ^ "Films". keswickfilm.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  31. ^ "Festivals". dreamlabfilms. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  32. ^ ""Melody", "Maman" to go on screen in Keswick film festival". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  33. ^ "2024 Fajr Film Festival announces international lineup". tehrantimes.
  34. ^ "Melody (Behrouz Sebt Rasoul) Iran/Tajikistan. Official Section". imagineindiafestival.
  35. ^ "Iran's Melody to go on screen at ImagineIndia festival". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  36. ^ "Nominations 2024". tehrantimes. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  37. ^ "ملودی برنده ۳ جایزه جشنواره اسپانیایی شد". isna (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  38. ^ "داستان فیلم ایرانی در اسکار ۲۰۲۴ چیست؟". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  39. ^ Rosser2023-08-10T09:34:00+01:00, Michael. "Tajikistan enters 'Melody' as third ever submission in international Oscar race". Screen. Retrieved 2023-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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