Movies: Abbas Kiarostami

We can see rocks on a sea shore, with cavities, in one of them, the highest, there are 3 seagull eggs, and the waves slam that rock....

Abbas Kiarostami takes his camera to south of Italy and shows us a beautiful and playful video of alleys and stairs there....

On July 1983, lawmakers in Teheran decided to close off a section of the capital to regular traffic. Only drivers with special permits could cross the road blocks set up at various intersections leading to the restricted zone....

This rarely screened early short made for The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults documents the complete restauration of the Jahan-nama Palace, one of the Shah's traditional residencies....

A veteran film critic explores the legacy of Cannes Film Festival regular Pierre Rissient....

Viewing Kiarostami’s lesser-known great film, accompanied by his own interpretation, is like sitting in on a filmmaking masterclass. Invited by “Pig” director Mani Haghighi to go through The Report, the Iranian maestro details his working methods and...

Twenty years after The Traveler was made, Kiarostami's son filmed his father as he reunited with the film's child star, now in his 30s....

U.S.-based film professor Jamsheed Akrami talks to Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami in an inpromptu video interview, which offers a frank and funny view of Kiarostami rarely seen before....

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of poetry, and his life. Filmed over a two year period from 1996 to 1998....

Leeches a film by bahman kiarostami...

A 9-minute short directed by Abbas Kiarostami, produced as part of a workshop in Cuba....

A short documentary about the making of Abbas Kiarostami's 'Shirin'....

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After a fight, a woman patiently awaits for her husband while the sadness and loneliness tear apart her heart....

An Iranian filmmaker, a female taxi driver and a class a about cinema....

Abbas Kiarostami on his film Five Dedicated to Ozu....

Various Iranian women watch Romeo and Juliet and cry....

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The only nuptial condition an inveterate chain smoker receives from his perfume-testing fiancee is to quit smoking. This poses a problem for the advertising agency ideas man for whom smoking is all part of the creative process....

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