The Flying Carpet
Director João Mário Grilo
Countries Portugal
Duration 56 min
Synopsis
It was through Portugal that the Persian carpets entered Europe to establish one of the most important cultural traditions in terms of decorative arts in the West. 500 years later, director João Mário Grilo returned to Iran to discover their original gestures of fabrication and the hypnotic forms and colours that still maintain all their freshness and fascination. Structured in several voyages, from geometry to nature, from knotting to abrash (the natural way a colour fades and shades), this is a film about its own story, about art in general and its infinite and immemorial landscapes.
It was through Portugal that the Persian carpets entered Europe to establish one of the most important cultural traditions in terms of decorative arts in the West. 500 years later, director João Mário Grilo returned to Iran to discover their original gestures of fabrication and the hypnotic forms and colours that still maintain all their freshness and fascination. Structured in several voyages, from geometry to nature, from knotting to abrash (the natural way a colour fades and shades), this is a film about its own story, about art in general and its infinite and immemorial landscapes.