I might have preferred a documentary exploring the rise of the myths surrounding this event. The world's top restaurant at the time, Maxim's, closed its doors for two weeks to cater the event, a five-course banquet served to over sixty of the world's kings, queens and presidents, and washed down with some of the rarest wines known to man. Two centuries later this legacy is reborn in its digital avatar. There were tons of jet setters and Paris society people like the Baron de Redé and Jacqueline de Ribes. Aeroplanes flew in carrying huge blocks of ice.
Weaving together archival footage and interviews with a range of people, the British Iranian director, Hassan Amini, skilfully narrates an extraordinary story. Money was no object - a lavish tent city, using 37km of silk, was erected in a specially created oasis. ©Madras Courier, All Rights Reserved. Sadly, he is all too common in that power corrupts. It is easy to see the isolated elitism at the top of the hierarchy. Two centuries later this legacy is reborn in its digital avatar. More than any other event, this party marked the break between the king of kings and the people of Iran he reigned over.
More than any other event, this party marked the break between the king of kings and the people of Iran he reigned over. Money was no object - a lavish tent city, using 37km of silk, was erected in a specially created oasis. It crystallized the opposition, led by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Money was no object - a lavish tent city, using 37km of silk, was erected in a specially created oasis. The same book said that every Iranian newspaper was required to carry a story about either the Shah or his family on the front page every day. This one left a country reeling, never to recover.
The event was held at a specially constructed oasis surrounded by a city of tents and attended by 60 world leaders, who enjoyed a five-course banquet and a pageant featuring thousands of soldiers dressed in historical costume. This one left a country reeling, never to recover. More than any other event, this party marked the break between the king of kings and the people of Iran he reigned over. I cannot imagine how much this party cost. There are water issues and poverty. However, the decadence on display had far-reaching consequences, breeding resentment of the Shah's regime among the Iranian people. The real reason, however, was to present himself to the world as a mirror image of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire.
It crystallized the opposition, led by the Ayatollah Khomeini. This one actually spends time looking at one of the causes. It crystallized the opposition, led by the Ayatollah Khomeini. If the British and Americans hadn't interfered with Mossadegh in 1953, Iran might have been more like Turkey is was today. Weaving together archival footage and interviews with a range of people, the British Iranian director, Hassan Amini, skilfully narrates an extraordinary story. The world's top restaurant at the time, Maxim's, closed its doors for two weeks to cater the event, a five-course banquet served to over sixty.
As to what they wish or want, no one, especially Iran's Council of Experts and Supreme Leader, cares. Doing nothing for a few days. As a reporter for an American news network puts it: Who is here today? More than any other event, this party marked the break between the king of kings and the people of Iran he reigned over, leading to his exile just a few years later and the downfall of the monarchy. It is more important to be admired by his peers than to be admired by his people. It was here that a slightly overweight Princess Grace sneezed.
But don't be a jackass. Over a decadent five-day period, guests were treated to a pageant of thousands of soldiers dressed in ancient Persian costume, a 'son et lumiere' at the foot of Darius the Great's temple, and the opening of the Azadi Tower in Tehran, designed to honour the Shah himself. Every party leaves a few hangovers. Selling for a princely sum of one rupee, it thrived for three decades. Watching lame assed parades and processions, and light shows and dodging sand storms in divine tents decorated by French and English decorators, served food created by Maxims and staffed by Swiss hotel experts. In 1971, the Shah of Iran, the self-proclaimed 'king of kings', celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy by throwing the greatest party in history. The world's top restaurant at the time, Maxim's, closed its doors for two weeks to cater the event, a five-course banquet served to over sixty of the world's kings, queens and presidents, and washed down with some of the rarest wines known to man.
It crystallised the opposition, led by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Every party leaves a few hangovers. No expenses are spared creating a tent encampment in the middle of the desert. By this time, he is surrounded by yes men that he doesn't know the feelings of his people. Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party 2016 Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party : In 1971, the Shah of Iran, the self-proclaimed 'king of kings', celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy by throwing the greatest party in history.