Synopsis
فیفی از خوشحالی زوزه میکشد
Bahman Mohassess was a celebrated artist at the time of the Shah. Trained in Italy, he created sculptures and paintings in his homeland. But audiences often took offence at the pronounced phalli on his mostly naked bronze figures and his work was regularly censored. All traces of him were lost after the revolution. It was said he destroyed his remaining paintings and disappeared.
The 2012–2014 Other Asia Window
Fifi Howls from Happiness holds position #14 of 51 Other Asia films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fifi Howls from Happiness premiered alongside 16 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other Other Asia films in 2013.
The 320th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 18% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 13th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #177 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #13 of 27 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran, United States of America, France |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Butimar Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | October 2, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2731398 |