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Abbas: The Iranian Revolution 1979 at the Photolux Festival in Lucca, Italy

November 21, 2019

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IRAN. Tehran. January 25, 1979. After a demonstration at the Amjadiyeh Stadium in support of the Constitution and of Shapour BAKHTIAR, who was appointed Prime Minister by the Shah before he left the country, a woman, believed to be a supporter of the Shah is mobbed by a revolutionary crowd. | License

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IRAN. Tehran. February 11th 1979. A mullah, sitting in a luxury car, exhibits his weapon on the day of the victory of the Revolution.

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IRAN. Tehran. 1979. Ayatollah Ruhollah KHOMEINI's portrait is exhibited by the crowd attending the opening of the Tehran university. The future President of the Islamic Republic Mahmoud AHMADINEJAD is at the bottom right, behind the man in the fur hat. | License

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        The Photolux Festival in Lucca, Italy pays hommage to Abbas with a solo exhibition of his work on the Iranian revolution.

        From November 16 to December 8, 2019.

        Palazzo Ducale
        Cortile Carrara, 1
        55100 Lucca,
        Italy

        Opening hours:
        3 – 7:30 pm, Monday to Friday
        10 am to 7:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday

        http://www.photoluxfestival.it/en/abbas-the-iranian-revolution/

        “Abbas by Abbas” film premiere and commemorative party in Paris

        November 9, 2019

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        Abbas's son Temudjinn Crooks in front of Max Linder's 18-m wide, curved panoramic screen. | License

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        Over 500 guests were given a preview of the film "Abbas by Abbas" which will be televised on the French parlementary channel LCP Assemblée Nationale (lcp.fr) on Tuesday, December 3 at 8.30pm. | License

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        Ambassador of Singapore to France HE Zainal Arif Mantaha with his wife Jennifer Cheng; filmmaker Caroline Barbey and her husband Bruno Barbey from Magnum. | License

        Photographer and President of Magnum Photos Thomas Dworzak with his wife Sahar.

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        Photographer and President of Magnum Photos Thomas Dworzak with his wife Sahar. | License

        Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka in the front row.

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        Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka in the front row. | License

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        Speeches by Producer Hind Saïh of Bellota Films; representatives from the LCP Assemblée Nationale channel: President-Director General Bertrand Delais, Director of Content Guilaine Chenu, Head of Documentary and Acquisitions Isabella Pisani; Arash Attar from Association Abbas Photos; Film Director Kamy Pakdel. | License

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        Family photo. | License

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        Veteran journalists Marc Semo, Gérard Sebag, Guy Sitbon and Pierre Haski with Florence Ilouz.

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        Shamanic ceremony at Café Delaville performed by Shaman Vera whom Abbas photographed in Tuva, Siberia 18 years ago. She is featured on the cover of his book "Sur la Route des Esprits" (Delpire Éditeur, 2005). | License

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        Magnum photographer Newsha Tavakolian among the guests at Café Delaville; Temudjinn Crooks gives a speech. | License

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        Film Director and Goncourt-winner Atiq Rahimi, Arash Attar, Director of Photography Laurent Chalet, Sound Engineer Dana Farzanehpour, Film Director Kamy Pakdel and Melisa Teo. | License

        Jul Berjeaut, author of

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        Jul Berjeaut, author of "Silex and the City", with Iranian actress Zar Amir. | License

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        Abbas's sons Temudjinn Crooks, Hamish Crooks and Aram Attar with filmmaker Jihan El-Tahri. | License

        Shaman Vera with Melisa Teo and Magnum photographer Antoine D'Agata.

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        Shaman Vera with Melisa Teo and Magnum photographer Antoine D'Agata.

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        Producer Hind Saïh and Director of Photography Laurent Chalet on the dance floor. | License

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        Abbas's sons and granddaughter: Aram Attar, Jordan Crooks and Temudjinn Crooks. | License

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              The Paris premiere of the film Abbas by Abbas opened to a full house at Max Linder Panorama on Friday, 8 November 2019. Abbas’s family, old friends and the “who’s who” of photography and journalism turned out in force to hear the last words of one of the world’s greatest photographers. After the screening, everyone gathered at Café Delaville – where artists have come together for generations – to celebrate the life and work of the photographic legend.

              Abbas by Abbas is a film by Kamy Pakdel, produced by  Bellota Films. Image by Laurent Chalent, sound by Dana Farzanehpour, editing by Thibault Sève and original music by Julien Thiault.

              The film will be televised on the French parlementary channel LCP Assemblée Nationale (lcp.fr) on Tuesday, 3 December 2019 at 8.30pm.