Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Mohsen Badreh ¹
• Zahra Sattarian ²
• Mehrangiz Shoa Kazemi ³

¹ women's studies, Department- Faculty of Social and economic sciences-Alzahra univeristy

² Department of Family and Women's Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University

³ Department of Family and Women's Studis, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University

Abstract

The infidelity of a wife has been a frequent topic in Iranian cinema in recent years. Due to the sensitivity of Iranian society toward this anomaly and its discordance with the cultural and religious tradition, it can be considered as an important subject of study. The producers have frequently attempted to avoid directly addressing this theme, preferring to juxtapose it with other concepts in order to make it more palatable to the audience, as production licenses for scenarios featuring wife infidelity are not readily granted due to ethics-based regulations. The framework of values that defines wife infidelity was established years ago and now encompasses this theme. The discourse is shaped by these values and ideological frameworks. Therefore, this investigation examines the discourse to which the film pertains and the concepts that are espoused in the film’s concealed layers.
The discourse of the films Bone Marrow, Wooden Bridge, African Violet, Yalda Night, Razor and Cashmere, Snow on the Pines, and Grassland is analyzed in this study using Fairclough's critical discourse analysis method. The findings indicate that the reviewed films do not condemn wife infidelity; rather, it is justified in accordance with other pre-established values. In this discourse, non-religious and anti-religious, feminist, liberal, and modernist approaches are defined in opposition to religious, family-oriented, moralistic, traditionalist, and to have native identity and authenticity approaches.
 

Keywords

• Wife Infidelity
• Marital Infidelity
• Infidelity in Cinema
• Iranian Cinema

Main Subjects

• cinema