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A Dervish or Darvesh (from Persian درویش, Darvīsh via Turkish,Somali: Daraawiish, Arabic: درويش ) is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity. In this respect, Dervishes are most similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus.
The Persian word darvīsh (درویش) is of ancient origin and descends from a Proto-Iranian word that appears in Avestan as drigu-, "needy, mendicant". The Iranian word is probably further cognate with the Vedic Sanskrit word adhrigu-, an epithet of uncertain meaning applied to several deities. The Vedic word is probably to be analysed as a-dhrigu-, that is "not dhrigu-," perhaps "not poor", i.e. "rich." The existence of this Vedic cognate suggests that the institution of the holy mendicant was as prominent among the ancient Indo-Iranian people as it has been historically in later Iran in the form of dervish brotherhoods and also in India in the form of the various schools of sannyasis. However, because the etymology of the word is not apparent from the point of view of the modern Persian language, there have been attempts to make the parts of the word interpretable in terms of contemporary words and with reference to Sufic mystical concepts. Dar in Persian means "a door"; "dervish" has been interpreted as "one who goes from door to door". . The Persian word also gives terms for "ascetic" in some languages, as in the Urdu phrase darveshaneh tabi'at, "an unflappable or ascetic temperament".
Actors: Karl Baumgartner (producer), Tonino Guerra (writer), András Muhi (producer), Armand Amar (composer), Dora Nedeczky (miscellaneous crew), Isabelle Rathery (editor), Dora Nedeczky (miscellaneous crew), Golshifteh Farahani (actress), Cyriac Auriol (producer), Parviz Shahinkhou (actor), Ali Reza Shoja-Nuri (producer), Monica Donati (miscellaneous crew), Hossein Panahi (actor), Mohsen Ghazi Moradi (actor), Anita Gerencsér (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul is the story of a blind dervish named Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape. To keep Ishtar entertained, Bab'Aziz relays the ancient tale of a prince who relinquished his realm in order to remain next to a small pool in the desert, staring into its depths while contemplating his soul. As the tale of the prince unfolds, the two encounter other travelers with stories of their own--including Osman, who longs for the beautiful woman he met at the bottom of a well, and Zaid, who searches for the ravishing young woman who fled from him after being seduced by his songs. A fairytale-like story of longing and belonging, filmed in the enchanting and ever-shifting sandscapes of Tunisia and Iran.
Keywords: blind-man, desert, gazelle, granddaughter, grandfather, lost-love, prince, singer, storytelling, whirling-dervishActors: Colin Towns (composer), Peter Firth (actor), Jamil Dehlavi (director), Jamil Dehlavi (producer), Jamil Dehlavi (writer), Sarah Hayward (miscellaneous crew), Cherry Fiddaman (miscellaneous crew), Nabil Shaban (actor), Stefan Kalipha (actor), Suzan Crowley (actress), Morris Perry (actor), Stewart Richards (producer), Richard Bebb (actor), Robert Hargreaves (editor), Jean Ainslie (actress),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi,Actors: Colin Towns (composer), Peter Firth (actor), Jamil Dehlavi (director), Jamil Dehlavi (producer), Jamil Dehlavi (writer), Sarah Hayward (miscellaneous crew), Cherry Fiddaman (miscellaneous crew), Nabil Shaban (actor), Stefan Kalipha (actor), Suzan Crowley (actress), Morris Perry (actor), Stewart Richards (producer), Richard Bebb (actor), Robert Hargreaves (editor), Jean Ainslie (actress),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi,Actors: Colin Towns (composer), Peter Firth (actor), Jamil Dehlavi (director), Jamil Dehlavi (producer), Jamil Dehlavi (writer), Sarah Hayward (miscellaneous crew), Cherry Fiddaman (miscellaneous crew), Nabil Shaban (actor), Stefan Kalipha (actor), Suzan Crowley (actress), Morris Perry (actor), Stewart Richards (producer), Richard Bebb (actor), Robert Hargreaves (editor), Jean Ainslie (actress),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi,Actors: Colin Towns (composer), Peter Firth (actor), Jamil Dehlavi (director), Jamil Dehlavi (producer), Jamil Dehlavi (writer), Sarah Hayward (miscellaneous crew), Cherry Fiddaman (miscellaneous crew), Nabil Shaban (actor), Stefan Kalipha (actor), Suzan Crowley (actress), Morris Perry (actor), Stewart Richards (producer), Richard Bebb (actor), Robert Hargreaves (editor), Jean Ainslie (actress),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi,Actors: Ferdy Mayne (actor), Lajos Biró (writer), Alexander Korda (producer), Christopher Lee (actor), Roger Delgado (actor), Anthony Steel (actor), Ben Williams (actor), Laurence Harvey (actor), Vincent Holman (actor), Michael Hordern (actor), James Robertson Justice (actor), Geoffrey Keen (actor), Sam Kydd (actor), Benjamin Frankel (composer), Jack Lambert (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War,Actors: Ferdy Mayne (actor), Lajos Biró (writer), Alexander Korda (producer), Christopher Lee (actor), Roger Delgado (actor), Anthony Steel (actor), Ben Williams (actor), Laurence Harvey (actor), Vincent Holman (actor), Michael Hordern (actor), James Robertson Justice (actor), Geoffrey Keen (actor), Sam Kydd (actor), Benjamin Frankel (composer), Jack Lambert (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War,Actors: Ferdy Mayne (actor), Lajos Biró (writer), Alexander Korda (producer), Christopher Lee (actor), Roger Delgado (actor), Anthony Steel (actor), Ben Williams (actor), Laurence Harvey (actor), Vincent Holman (actor), Michael Hordern (actor), James Robertson Justice (actor), Geoffrey Keen (actor), Sam Kydd (actor), Benjamin Frankel (composer), Jack Lambert (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War,Actors: Ferdy Mayne (actor), Lajos Biró (writer), Alexander Korda (producer), Christopher Lee (actor), Roger Delgado (actor), Anthony Steel (actor), Ben Williams (actor), Laurence Harvey (actor), Vincent Holman (actor), Michael Hordern (actor), James Robertson Justice (actor), Geoffrey Keen (actor), Sam Kydd (actor), Benjamin Frankel (composer), Jack Lambert (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War,Actors: Aleksander Ford (director), Aleksander Ford (writer), Raphael Klatchkin (actor), Shimon Finkel (actor), Zygmunt Mayflauer (editor), Meir Teomi (actor), Aharon Meskin (actor), Olga Ford (writer), Szymon Laks (composer), A. Nachtomi (actor), S. Rafaeli (actor), Nachum Sokolów (actor), Al (actor), Estera Bat-Eva (actress), Vera Disler (actress),
Genres: Documentary, Drama,I am a true born Irishman
I'll never deny what I am
I was born in sweet Tipperary town
Three thousand miles away
-Chorus-
Hurray me boys hurray
No more do I wish for to roam
For the sun it will shine in the harvest time
To welcome poor Paddy home
The girls thay are gay and frisky
They'd take you by the hand
Saying Jimmy mo chroi will you come with me
To welcome poor Paddy home
-Chorus-
In came the foreign nation
And scattered all over the land
The horse, the cow, the goat, sheep and sow
Came into the stranger's hands
-Chorus-
The Scotsman can boast of the thistle
And England can boast of the rose
But Paddy can boast of the Emerald Isle
Where the dear little shamrock grows.