Joys of Our Life

1976 Comedy 108 minutes Directed by Mahmoud Kushan

About Joys of Our Life

Command sergeant major Mohammad Ali Khan, a constable who lives with his mother and sisters, is ordered to catch Reza, the neighborhood thief. By day Reza works in an electrical-appliance repair shop. At night he steals. Mohammad Ali sees him rob the house of a singer, Hengameh, and Reza gets away.

Cast & crew

More about Joys of Our Life

Mahmoud Kushan directed Shadi-haye zendegi-ye ma and also photographed it. Parviz Khatibi wrote the script. Esmail Koushan produced. Hosein Vaseghi wrote the music. It opened in Iran on March 21, 1976.

Themes

  • A constable still living with his mother
  • A repairman who steals at night
  • A singer's house robbed
  • Mohammad Ali Khan
  • Reza
  • Hengameh
  • constable
  • appliance shop
  • night thief

Making

Kushan both directed and shot the picture for Esmail Koushan's Pars Film.

Look

Mahmoud Kushan photographed his own film.

Music

Hosein Vaseghi wrote the score.

Notes

  • Persian title: Shadi-haye zendegi-ye ma. Also billed in English as Joys of Life.
  • Naser Malek Motiee plays Mohammad Ali Khan. Shoorangiz Tabatabai plays Hengameh. Reza Beyk Imanverdi plays Reza. Hamide Kheyrabadi is billed as Nadereh.
  • Majid Mehrjoo recorded the sound. Hossein Mohseni did the makeup.
  • Pars Film released it as a comedy.

Scenes

  • Mohammad Ali is given Reza's case.
  • He catches Reza inside Hengameh's house, and Reza runs.