Brick and Mirror

{{short description|1964 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Brick and Mirror

| image =

| caption =

| director = Ebrahim Golestan

| producer = Ebrahim Golestan

| writer = Ebrahim Golestan

| music =

| starring = Zakaria Hashemi
Akbar Meshkin
Pari Saberi
Jamshid Mashayekhi
Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz
Manouchehr Farid
Parviz Fannizadeh
Jalal Moghadam
Tajolmolouk Ahmadi
Mehri Mehrnia

| cinematography = Soleiman Minasian

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1966|01|19|df=y}}

| runtime = 130 minutes

| country = Iran

| language = Persian

| budget =

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Brick and Mirror (Persian title: Khesht o Ayeneh - {{langx|fa|خشت و آینه}}) is a 1964 Iranian Persian-genre drama film directed by Ebrahim Golestan and starring Zakaria Hashemi, Akbar Meshkin, Pari Saberi, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz and Manouchehr Farid.[http://www.sourehcinema.com/Title/FullCast_Crew.aspx?Id=138204240073 خشت و آینه] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412141431/http://www.sourehcinema.com/Title/FullCast_Crew.aspx?Id=138204240073 |date=April 12, 2015 }} sourehcinema.com[http://www.aftabir.com/lifestyle/view/124933/%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%A2%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87 خشت و آینه] aftabir.com (Persian language) In July 2018, it was selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/news/restored-films-venezia-classici |title=Biennale Cinema 2018, Venice Classics |work=labiennale.org |date=13 July 2018 |accessdate=22 July 2018}}

Plot

Hashem (Zakaria Hashemi) is a taxi driver who finds a baby child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young lady. He and his girlfriend, Taji (Tajolmolouk Ahmadi), try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on getting rid of the child, Taji on keeping him.

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