Type: Documentary
Director: Mehrnaz Saeedvafa
Year: 2012
Time: 38 minutes
Produced by: Mehrnaz Saeedvafa
Written by: Mehrnaz Saeedvafa
Language: English and Persian with English Subtitles
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“A provocative and hilarious cross-cultural investigation.” —Jonathan Rosenbaum
“Jerry & Me is a love letter to cinema.” —Chicago Journal
In her intimate documentary "Jerry and Me," filmmaker Mehrnaz Saeedvafa examines the significant role that Hollywood movies played in her life, both as a young film lover growing up in pre-revolutionary Iran, and as an adult working as a filmmaker and educator in both Iran and the USA.
Of particular focus in "Jerry and Me" is the intimate relationship young Mehrnaz develops with the image of Jerry Lewis, the iconic American film auteur who delighted audiences around the world with hilarious
portrayals of outcasts and misfits in popular Hollywood comedies of the 1950s and '60s.
As illustrated through a variety of Lewis' film clips, the shifts in the comedian's on-screen persona reflected the twists and turns of Saeedvafa’s own life, providing her much needed comfort and companionship during a time that was tumultuous and chaotic. Mehrnaz's illusion of Lewis as an empathetic fellow outsider is ultimately shattered, however, by the stark reality of a real-life encounter with the star.
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Rental Information
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