| Description |
xii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. On Modernity and the Making of a National Cinema -- 2. The Making of an Iranian Filmmaker: Abbas Kiarostami -- 3. The Sight of the Invisible World: The Cinema of Bahram Beiza'i -- 4. Bahman Farmanara: Twice upon a Time -- 5. Once upon a Filmmaker: Conversation with Mohsen Makhmalbaf -- 6. In the Speculum of the Other: The Feminine Figure of Modernity -- 7. Whither Iranian Cinema? The Perils and Promises of Globalization |
| Summary |
Abbas Kiraostami planted Iran firmly on the map of world cinema when he won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival in 1997 for his film A Taste of Cherry. In this book Hamid Dabashi examines the growing reputation of Iranian cinema from its origins in the films of Kimiyai and Mehrjui, through the work of established directors such as Kiarostami, Beyzai and Bani-Etemad, to young filmmakers like Samira Makhmalbaf and Bahman Qobadi, who triumphed at the Cannes 2000 festival. Dabashi combines exclusive interviews with directors, detailed and insightful commentary, critical cultural context, an extensive filmography, and generous illustrations to provide an indispensable guide to a globally celebrated but little-studied cinematic genre |
| Bibliography |
Includes filmographies (pages [283]-290) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-297) |
| Subject |
Motion picture industry -- Iran.
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Motion pictures -- Iran -- History.
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Motion pictures -- Iran.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Iran -- Interviews.
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| LC no. |
2001277765 |
| ISBN |
1859846262 |
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1859843328 paperback |
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