For all its lyrical charm , '' A Simple Event '' must be considered as a prelude or a preparation for Sohrab 's acclaimed film '' Still Life '' which was awarded the Silver Bear for best direction and the critics ’ prize at the 24th Berlin International Film Festival in 1974 . '' Still Life '' is the monotonous , uneventful life of a switchman living in a remote , desolate spot . For the old man and his wife everything ends on the day he receives his retirement papers . A young switchman arrives and the old man has to move ... to nowhere
24th Berlin International Film Festival
24th Berlin International Film Festival
Sohrab Shahid-Saless