Events

Event details

The 2025 Mizna Film Series presents some of our favorite archival classics from the past 60 years of Iran’s cinema history. Beginning with a beloved class from Abbas Kiarostami and ending with a tribute to Dariush Mehrjui, we’re proud to present these films in collaboration with the Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective, the Walker Art Center, and the Trylon Cinema. Learn more about the Mizna Film Series here.

OCT 22: THE PEAR TREE BY DARUISH MEHRJUI

1998, 96m, Iran, Farsi with English subtitles

Directed by Dariush Mehrjui, most well known for his influential Iranian New Wave film The Cow (1969), The Pear Tree examines nostalgia, love, and memory through the autumnal scenes of cinematographer Mahmoud Kalari. When author Mahmoud (Homayoun Ershadi) struggles with writer’s block, he retreats to the country house of his childhood. There, he finds a prized pear tree that refuses to bear fruit, which serves as a visual metaphor for his inability to produce work and a reminder of a lost love from his youth. Starring Golshifteh Farahani in her feature film debut, Mehrjui’s masterpiece saturates middle-aged doubt and regret in golden hues and idyllic landscapes.

Watch October 22, 2025 at 7pm at the Trylon Cinema

TICKETS