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Persian Cinema

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‘No Bears’ (2022): When Truth is More Cinematic Than Fiction

Directed by: Jafar Panâhi || Produced by: Jafar Panâhi Screenplay by: Jafar Panâhi || Starring: Jafar Panâhi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobsari, Bakhtiar Panjei, Mina Kavani, Reza Heydari Cinematography: Amin Jafari || Edited by: Amir Etminan || Country: Iran || Language: Persian, Azerbaijani, Turkish Running Time: 107 minutes A commentator on Glenn Kenny’s review of No … Continue reading

‘Taste of Cherry’ (1997): When Everything You Touch Hurts

Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami || Produced by: Abbas Kiarostami Screenplay by: Abbas Kiarostami || Starring: Homayon Ershadi,, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Afshin Khorshid Baakhtiari, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori Cinematography by: Homayun Payvar || Country: Iran || Language: Persian Running Time: 95 minutes Films that examine suicidality and depression have a lot of balls. Even by … Continue reading

‘Close-Up’ (1990): How Cinephilia Goes Wrong

Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami || Produced by: Ali Reza Zarrin Screenplay by: Abbas Kiarostami || Starring: Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Monoochehr Ahankhah, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Haj Ali Reza Ahmadi, Hooshang Shamaei, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi Cinematography: Ali Reza Zarrindast || Edited by: Abbas Kiarostami || Country: Iran || Language: Persian Running Time: 98 minutes Film … Continue reading

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