Extreme close-up of a crystal bowl overflowing with pale golden sugar cubes on a small round cabaret table, a glowing rose-gel spotlight falling across it so each grain catches the light like a tiny gem…Wide shot looking up at a magnificent full moon framed through the art-deco arched window of a Tehran nightclub, its cool silver light flooding into the warm amber interior…Medium shot of the Iranian chanteuse at centre stage under a pure white spotlight, both hands raised open and free as if releasing something upward…Sweeping wide shot of the full jazz band on a grand Tehran cabaret stage: the saxophonist, upright bassist, pianist and drummer all playing at full swing…Low-angle shot looking up at an ornate brass water-wheel chandelier slowly turning above the cabaret dancefloor, its cascading crystal drops catching every coloured gel and scattering turquoise…Intimate close-up of the pianist's hands on the ivory keys of a gleaming grand piano, a small glass of golden tea steaming beside the music stand, and resting on the piano lid a saucer of white animal fat…Dynamic wide shot of the packed Tehran cabaret at its peak midnight energy: Iranian couples in 1950s finery dancing, the band swinging hard, colourful gels (rose, amber, cobalt) sweeping the room…Medium shot framed through the velvet curtain wings of the stage: the Iranian chanteuse sings with a radiant dawn-joy on her face…Wide comedic-yet-warm shot of a small painted donkey prop on the edge of the cabaret stage — a spotlight trained on it while the audience in the foreground laughs and applauds…Glorious wide establishing shot of the Tehran cabaret at dawn's first light: the Farsi neon marquee outside blazes in the cool blue pre-dawn air, warm gold light pouring from every window onto the street…
