Journal of Iranian Cultural Research

Journal of Iranian Cultural Research

The conflict between idealism and realism in the cinema of Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian; The analysis of three films “Lottery”, “Rad-e-Khoon”, and “Majaraye Nimrooz”

Document Type : Scientific Research Manuscript

Authors
M. Zaeimzade 1
P. Amini 2
1 MA student in Culture and Media Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Islamic Revolution Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
10.22035/jicr.2024.3262.3548
Abstract
The intricate dynamic between idealism and realism, coupled with the challenges of regulating their interrelation, plays a major role in forming social structures and community life. Post-revolutionary systems, having successfully redefined prevailing conditions through the proposition of an idealized state, confront the difficult challenge of defining new paradigms that are consistent with this ideal. Cinema, as a social institution, by means of its narrative language can address profound social dilemmas and actively participate in the representation and organization of conflicts inherent in collective existence, most notably the ideological discord between idealism and realism.Several generations of Iranian filmmakers in the post-Islamic revolution cinema through the perspective of their ideology have concentrated on this issue and provided various interpretations of the dynamic tension between idealistic ambitions and pragmatic reality. In this study, three feature films, “Lottery”, “Majaraye Nimirroz [Midday Adventures]”, and “Rad-e Khoon [Trace of Blood]” by Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian, one of the young directors of Iran who have explored this conflict, are examined through an analytical lens influenced by John Fiske methodology. The findings reveal that in these films idealism manifests itself in conscientiousness, Jihad, and principlism, while realism is represented in concepts such as pragmatism, pacifism, and tolerance. Although the filmmaker seems to favor pragmatic ideas, he perceives both idealism and realism as fundamentally deficient in isolation.
Keywords
Idealism
revolutionary cinema
Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian
John Fiske

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  • Receive Date 02 December 2023
  • Revise Date 03 May 2024
  • Accept Date 04 June 2024