The Universal Iranian
2001; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 21; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/sais.2001.0039
ISSN1946-4444
Autores Tópico(s)Islamic Studies and History
ResumoIranian director Abbas Kiarostami is one of the most influential filmmakers today. Though he has been making movies since the early 1970s, he did not begin receiving international recognition for his work until the 1990s. Kiarostami first achieved international status when Western critics discovered movies such as Where is My Friend's Home, Close-Up, Through the Olive Trees, Taste of Cherry (winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1997), and The Wind Will Carry Us (his latest feature film, released in 2000). He dominates the movie scene in a country beset by political and religious censorship and economic hardship. His movies and those of others in Iran remain both popular and vibrant.
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