The Legend of Mardoush
| The Legend of Mardoush | |
|---|---|
Clay animation | |
| Based on | Shahnameh |
| Written by | Fereydun Daneshmand |
| Directed by | Hossein MoradiZadeh |
| Music by | Behzad Abdi |
| Country of origin | Iran |
| Original language | Persian |
| No. of episodes | 3 near 100-minute films |
| Production | |
| Producer | Saba Animation Center |
| Original release | |
| Network | IRIB TV1 |
The Legend of Mardoush (
Persian trilogy
based on the mythical stories of Shahnameh.
The metaphor mardoush, literally meaning snake-shoulder, refers to Zahhak, as two snakes grew on his shoulders after they were kissed by Ahriman.
The production of this movie started in 2002 and finished in 2005 and it is one of the longest clay animation projects done in Iran.[1]
Episodes
Cup of Divination
The first episode starts with a short review of history from the beginning, up to when Jamshid becomes the king. As he sees strange problems are emerging in his kingdom, he consults
Katouzians living in the Alborz
mountains.
Shahrasb reveals that Ahriman was the cause of those problems and suggests him to capture the cup of divination, currently possessed by Ahriman, so that Ahriman cannot use it anymore.
The episode is mainly about Jamshid and his 6 fellows looking for the cup.
The episode ends when Jamshid successfully returns with the cup and founds Nowruz.
Azhi Dehak
In the second episode, Jamshid, little by little, becomes merciless and proud of himself. Against the warning of his friends, he frees the
deevs imprisoned by his father in Alborz mountains to use their force in building castles. Concurrently, the movie shows how Zahhak kills his father and becomes the "mardoush". The two characters finally confront, Jamshid loses the battle and escapes. Zahhak captures the whole Iran, and kills many people. The episode ends when he dreams Fereydun
as the person who is going to take him down. Finding the meaning of his dream, he orders to kill all newborn boys.
The Fight of Fereydun
The third episode starts with the birth of Fereydun. He is secretly brought up in a grove, until Zahhak finds out his location but fails to catch him.
Kaveh
and revolts against Zahhak, defeats and arrests him in the Alborz Mountains.
References
- ^ [1] Archived 2014-11-23 at the Wayback Machine (Persian)
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