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‘Fifi Howls from Happiness’ Review: A Shocking Profile of a Provocative Genius
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‘Fifi Howls from Happiness’ Review: A Shocking Profile of a Provocative Genius

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Christopher Campbell
Aug 07, 2014
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This review was originally published during the New York Film Festival on October 11, 2013. It is being reposted now that the film is opening in theaters.

Once upon a time, Bahman Mohasses was one of Tehran’s most influential artists. Then he disappeared. It has never been easy for an outspoken gay painter and sculptor to work and live in the Iran capita…

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