Gabbeh
A modern Iranian cinema classic, Gabbeh is a brilliantly colorful, profoundly romantic ode to beauty, nature, love, and art.
Film/Video Theater
The acclaimed Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s masterpiece is an epic tale of the forbidden passion that shapes the legend of a magical carpet. A folkloric rug that depicts a man and a woman riding away on horseback is the prized possession of a nomadic elderly couple. When they wash it on the bank of a creek, a beautiful young woman—Gabbeh—suddenly emerges from the rug to join them. Once held hostage by the family that fashioned the rug, Gabbeh reveals that the rug’s secret lies within a mysterious black-clad rider on a white horse. In Farsi with English subtitles. (75 mins., DCP)
Gabbeh is being shown as part of Wex Open House 2024. Join us at 4 PM before the screening for music, talks with exhibiting artists, hands-on art making, and gallery experiences with educators.
“Movies such as this work like meditation or music, to nudge us toward the important.”