Saeed Talajooy is Lecturer in Persian at the University of St Andrews, UK. His publications include chapters on Iranian theatre and cinema, articles on Bahram Beyzaie’s cinema and theatre, the co-edited volume, Resistance in Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies: Literature, Cinema and Music (2012) and a Special Issue of Iranian Studies on Bahram Beyzaie.

For readers of the Journal of Religion & Film, this book serves best as a comprehensive reference that maps the territory of Beyzaie’s pre-revolutionary work while indicating where religious themes merit deeper investigation. Talajooy has provided the foundational scholarship; now scholars of religion can build upon his work to explore the spiritual dimensions he acknowledges but doesn’t fully pursue.

• 1. Bahram Beyzaie's Contour in Time: A Theory of Creativity2. The Puppet Trilogy (1962-3): Beyzaie's Deconstruction of the Hero/Villain Binary3. Uncle Moustache (1970): Beyzaie's Carnivalesque Deconstruction of Hegemonic Masculinity4. Downpour (1971-2): The Creative Intellectual and the Meta-Cinematic Subversion of Hegemonic Masculinity5. The Journey (1972): A Sisyphean Quest for Belonging in a World of Toxic Masculinity6. The Stranger and the Fog (1974): Rituals of Existence: Homecoming, Becoming and Departing7. The Crow (1977): City, Home, and the Pitfalls of Iranian Modernity8. Conclusion: The Revolution and the End of an Era

Saeed Talajooy is Lecturer in Persian at the University of St Andrews, UK. His publications include chapters on Iranian theatre and cinema, articles on Bahram Beyzaie’s cinema and theatre, the co-edited volume, Resistance in Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies: Literature, Cinema and Music (2012) and a Special Issue of Iranian Studies on Bahram Beyzaie.

For readers of the Journal of Religion & Film, this book serves best as a comprehensive reference that maps the territory of Beyzaie’s pre-revolutionary work while indicating where religious themes merit deeper investigation. Talajooy has provided the foundational scholarship; now scholars of religion can build upon his work to explore the spiritual dimensions he acknowledges but doesn’t fully pursue.

• 1. Bahram Beyzaie's Contour in Time: A Theory of Creativity2. The Puppet Trilogy (1962-3): Beyzaie's Deconstruction of the Hero/Villain Binary3. Uncle Moustache (1970): Beyzaie's Carnivalesque Deconstruction of Hegemonic Masculinity4. Downpour (1971-2): The Creative Intellectual and the Meta-Cinematic Subversion of Hegemonic Masculinity5. The Journey (1972): A Sisyphean Quest for Belonging in a World of Toxic Masculinity6. The Stranger and the Fog (1974): Rituals of Existence: Homecoming, Becoming and Departing7. The Crow (1977): City, Home, and the Pitfalls of Iranian Modernity8. Conclusion: The Revolution and the End of an Era

Saeed Talajooy is Lecturer in Persian at the University of St Andrews, UK. His publications include chapters on Iranian theatre and cinema, articles on Bahram Beyzaie’s cinema and theatre, the co-edited volume, Resistance in Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies: Literature, Cinema and Music (2012) and a Special Issue of Iranian Studies on Bahram Beyzaie.

For readers of the Journal of Religion & Film, this book serves best as a comprehensive reference that maps the territory of Beyzaie’s pre-revolutionary work while indicating where religious themes merit deeper investigation. Talajooy has provided the foundational scholarship; now scholars of religion can build upon his work to explore the spiritual dimensions he acknowledges but doesn’t fully pursue.

• 1. Bahram Beyzaie's Contour in Time: A Theory of Creativity2. The Puppet Trilogy (1962-3): Beyzaie's Deconstruction of the Hero/Villain Binary3. Uncle Moustache (1970): Beyzaie's Carnivalesque Deconstruction of Hegemonic Masculinity4. Downpour (1971-2): The Creative Intellectual and the Meta-Cinematic Subversion of Hegemonic Masculinity5. The Journey (1972): A Sisyphean Quest for Belonging in a World of Toxic Masculinity6. The Stranger and the Fog (1974): Rituals of Existence: Homecoming, Becoming and Departing7. The Crow (1977): City, Home, and the Pitfalls of Iranian Modernity8. Conclusion: The Revolution and the End of an Era