This event is in the past.It took place on March 18, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Drama Film
Drama FilmA rare chance to see a restored Iranian New Wave classic on the big screen. Dariush Mehrjui's 1972 adaptation of Büchner's Woyzeck follows a postman's unraveling in modern Iran, shot with fierce compassion for the poor. Screening in luminous 4K digital restoration.
Iranian New Wave cinema
Classic film restoration
Art house screening
Tips
🎬"resembles in its ferocity nothing less than Chaplin or the early De Sica" (Amos Vogel, Village Voice)
📽️4K restoration by The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project
The Postman
Downtown Berkeley
Drama FilmDrama FilmA rare chance to see a restored Iranian New Wave classic on the big screen. Dariush Mehrjui's 1972 adaptation of Büchner's Woyzeck follows a postman's unraveling in modern Iran, shot with fierce compassion for the poor. Screening in luminous 4K digital restoration.
Iranian New Wave cinema
Classic film restoration
Art house screening
Tips
🎬"resembles in its ferocity nothing less than Chaplin or the early De Sica" (Amos Vogel, Village Voice)
📽️4K restoration by The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project
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