Persian Realm

pictory:German Kaiser and Persian Shah (1902)

last German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) and Mozaffar-ed-Din Shah Qajar of Persia Iran (1853-1907) during his Berlin visit in Mai -June 1902. >>>

pictory: Reza Shah Court Speech (1930's)

Reza Shah the Great founder of the New Pahlavi Dynasty makes his Court Speech in front of government officials and ministers. (circa 1930's) >>>

ADIEU ALAIN !

French Pop Singer Alain Bashung died of lung Cancer today. He was a major figure in French Pop History of the 1980's. Here is a combination of some of his greatest hits. He will be missed ... >>>

pictory: Young Mossadegh as Governer of Fars (1920's)

Mohamed Mossadegh poses as Governer of Fars Province during Qajar Era. The Future Prime Minister of Iran under Pahlavi rule, was already a major political figure who had studied law and philosophy in Europe. >>>

ROYAL & PRESIDENTIAL GALLANTRY: Nixon, Shah, Fatemeh, and Pat at State Dinner (1958)

The Shah of Iran and then Vice President Richard Nixon serve as Best Men to respectively Pat Nixon and Princess Fatemeh ( the Shah's sister) at State Dinner in Washington. (circa 1958) >>>

pictory:Young Ahmad Shah, the last Qajar King Opens Parliament (1925)

Young Qajar King Ahmad Shah in one of his last Public duties opening the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) in presence of the deputies ( including some clerics). (Circa 1925) >>>

pictory: Students from Aryamehr Institute of Technology (1970's)

Mixed Gender Students at theAryamehr Institute of Technology, Iran. (circa 1970's) >>>

MON CINEMA: The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974)

Probably one of the Best screen adaptations of the 1001 Nights action hero: Sinbad the Sailor, in Ray Harryhausen's The Golden Voyage of Sinbad with John Phillip Law in the title role and Memorable Stop Motion Creatures. >>>

pictory: French Satire "It's the Shah's Fault" (1905)

French satirical postcard shows the Shah of Persia Muzzaferedin Shah greeted by Miss Russia who refuses an Audience to France's President Emile Loubet . (circa 1905) >>>

Photo Restoration: Shah, Stalin Molotov at Tehran Conference (1943)

An amazing restoration of an old photo taken of the Shah with Soviet Leader Stalin and his foreign minister Molotov, surrounded by the Iranian government officials during a break at the WWII Tehran Conference. >>>

From Persepolis to Babelsberg

Satrapi's upcoming film Chicken & Plums will be her first live action movie with real actors which she will direct with co director Vincent Parronnaud>>>

Googoosh Song - دنیا وفا نداره

A Cute Googoosh song: Donia Vafah Nadareh (1970's). If anyone can write down the lyrics and translate them I would appreciate. >>>

pictory: Princess Ashraf Visits Students at Nurse School (1950's)

The Shah's twin sister, Princess Ashraf visits Students at Tehran's Nurse School at their amphi-theater. (Circa 1950's) >>>

Sophia Loren dubbed in Persian

La Bella Mugnaia aka 'The Miller's Beautiful Wife' starring the beautiful Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica and Marcello Mastroianni in a comic farce >>>

WELLES PREDICTS SEPT 11th & MIDDLE EAST NUCLEAR CRISIS (1980's)

Orson Welles (The Creator of Citizen KANE) Predicts Sept 11th and Middle East Nuclear Crisis in an unused footage from an amazing interview in the documentary entitled LUCIFER AND I by French director Grand-Jouan. (1980's) >>>