First Case, Second Case

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1979 Iranian film

First Case, Second Case

Directed by| Abbas Kiarostami
Written by| Abbas Kiarostami

Release date

* 1979 (1979) (Iran)

Running time

| 53 minutes
Country| Iran
Language| Persian

First Case, Second Case (Persian: .قضیه شکل اول... شکل دوم, Qazieh-e shekl-e avval... shekl-e dovvom.) is a 1979 Iranian film directed by Abbas Kiarostami.

## Plot

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The film starts with this scenario; A teacher is drawing a diagram of an ear on the chalkboard with his back to the class; he is interrupted several times by the sound of a pen banging rhythmically against a desk. Each time he turns around, the noise stops, only to resume again. Finally, unable to pick out the culprit, the teacher tells the seven boys sitting in the corner of the room to leave the class. The students are given an ultimatum, which becomes the basis of the film.[1]

## Production

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Kiarostami showed this film to the Shah's educational experts and filmed their opinions in 1979. Shooting was nearly complete when, on February 1, Ayatollah Khomeini arrived in Tehran from exile and 10 days later declared an Islamic republic. Kiarostami set about reimagining the film, junking the previous commentaries and changing the structure. Kiarostami decided to turn the film into a dramatized dilemma. First Case involved pupils refusing to name the guilty party, in Second Case one of the pupils names the culprit and is allowed to return to the classroom. All of the new observers, including the new education minister and members of political parties (Communist, National Democratic Front, National Front, Freedom Movement) were filmed commenting on the two cases. The film was banned after its premier and disappeared from view for decades until June 2009 when it reappeared and became widely distributed on the web.

## See also

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* List of Iranian films

## References

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1. ^ "First Case, Second Case". Harvard Film Archive. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2023-11-01.

## External links

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* First Case, Second Case at IMDb
* First Case, Second Case (with English subtitles) \- over 30 years have passed since the film's release and, as a result, Iranian copyright law has rendered it in the public domain.)

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Films directed|

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* The Experience (1973)
* The Traveler (1974)
* A Wedding Suit (1976)
* The Report (1977)
* First Case, Second Case (1979)
* Fellow Citizen (1983)
* First Graders (1984)
* Where Is the Friend's House? (1987)
* Homework (1989)
* Close-Up (1990)
* And Life Goes On (1992)
* Through the Olive Trees (1994)
* Taste of Cherry (1997)
* The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
* ABC Africa (2001)
* Ten (2002)
* Five (2003)
* 10 on Ten (2004)
* Shirin (2008)
* Certified Copy (2010)
* Like Someone in Love (2012)
* 24 Frames (2017)

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* The Bread and Alley
* Breaktime
* So Can I
* Two Solutions for One Problem
* Colors
* Tribute to the Teachers
* Solution
* Toothache
* Orderly or Disorderly
* The Chorus
* Roads of Kiarostami

Segment|

* "Dinner for One" in Lumière and Company
* Middle section in Tickets
* "Where Is My Romeo?" in To Each His Own Cinema

Screenplays|

* Final exam
* The Key
* Crimson Gold
* The Journey
* The White Balloon
* Willow and Wind

Related topics|

* Koker trilogy

Books|

* Lessons with Kiarostami

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