List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2007-08-31

Aug 31-Sep 3 (Fri-Mon)-SD: The fifth annual Labor-Day weekend Scientific and Cultural seminar by Mehrgan Foundation, Info: www.mehrganfoundation.net

David & Layla- a Jewish Muslim "Romeo & Juliet" romantic comedy, inspired by a true story.

+++ "An earnest, frequently funny comedy. Persian Shiva Rose (Layla) excels as a self-reliant damsel in distress worth rooting for." - VARIETY.

Special Q & A with writer/director on opening premier Friday 8/31 & Saturday 9/1 at the following screenings: Friday, August 31 : 7:30, 9:50 , Saturday, September 1 : 5:10, 7:30, 9:50.

Time: Exact daily showtimes & Trailer at: http://www.davidandlayla.com/ .

Cinema: Ritz at the Bourse. . Film premiers on Friday August 31, with several daily screenings.

Until when: Film shall continue to play for a week or more, as long as Iranians and American friends go to see it, especially during first weekend.

+++ "A bold, politically relevant film against impossible odds." - Harold Pinter, 2005 Nobel Laureate, London-based playwright & screenwriter.

+++ "A superior variation on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, with unexpected insights." - Independent Film Critic.

+++ "My big, fat, Jewish-Muslim wedding." - The Jewish Journal & The Jerusalem Post.

+++ "Take the star-crossed romance of Romeo & Juliet, add some graphic sexual humor a la The 40-Year-Old Virgin and toss into the crucible of Middle East politics, and you get David & Layla, a frothy romantic comedy. David & Layla is suffused with the warmth and passion of filmmaker Jay Jonroy Every scene Callie Thorne is in crackles with unhinged hilarity." - Washington Post.

+++ "It's hard not to be infected by the good humor and sheer joie de vivre of David & Layla." -LA Weekly

+++ "This indie New York comedy ultimately seduces us with a steady assault of goodwill, bad jokes, goofy charm and buoyant music into buying a love affair between Brooklyn Jew and a Kurdish Muslim. It becomes contagious." - Washington Jewish Week

+++ "David & Layla manages to be both randy and chaste. An offbeat cross-cultural romance with a positive message." - The Los Angeles Times.

+++ "Course of Love Runs Smooth in Film about Muslim-Jewish relations." - VOA News Analysis, Press Conference USA.

+++ “Jonroy may have given the cinema its first Kurdish sex symbol: Shiva Rose. There is much humor in David & Layla, some of it surprisingly raunchy." - Nashville Scene

U.S. cinemas & Trailer at official movie site: http://www.DavidandLayla.com.

Contact: DavidandLayla@NewrozFilms.com

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