Circumstance

On Friday of last week, we saw the NY premiere of Circumstance at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center. The film follows the love story of two teenage girls living in contemporary Tehran, whose fates force their affair to be clandestine, dangerous and possibly tragic. For me, the most enlightening part of the movie was the lens into a rebellious teen's Tehran, where dance clubs, DVD stores and house parties are accessible only by secret passwords or through trap doors. While the film may seem melodramatic, aren't the frustrations of teenagers, (not to mention teenagers living under a repressive regime) the essence of melodrama? The 16-year-olds' pain and fear of powerlessness are some of the most honest expressions in the film.

This was the second movie I've seen at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, and I highly recommend moseying on over there to see something soon. It's spacious, clean and brand spankin' new, and thus has become one of my favorite theaters in the city. If you need an incentive, Back to the Future, parts I, II and III are playing one after the other starting this Sunday the 4th at 5:50 pm. As if one dose of Marty McFly were ever enough. See you there!