Juliette Binoche and the Mullahs, Qom Haute Couture…….
“TEHRAN - Tehran will ban celebrated Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's film "Certified Copy" from general release because of award-winning star Juliette Binoche's unsuitable attire, an official was quoted as saying on Thursday. "If Juliette Binoche were better clad it could have been screened but due to her attire there will not be a general screening of the film," Deputy Culture Minister Javad Shamaqdari was quoted as saying by local newspapers, without describing the offensive attire. "But in some private circles and universities it can be shown," he added………”
I would love to see Juliette Binoche wearing regulation Qom haute couture (in a film of course). It does show the face and hands, and occasionally a strand or two of hair, so it is not as exciting as the Salafi burq’a or niqab, simply because it leaves much less to the imagination (like the face and the hands). Alas, it doesn’t look like I’ll get my wish, not with this new French cultural retrenchment these days.
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