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OverviewBefore his death in 2016, Abbas Kiarostami wrote or directed more than thirty films in a career that mirrored Iranian cinema's rise as an international force. His 1997 feature Taste of Cherry made him the first Iranian filmmaker to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Critics' polls continue to place Close-Up (1990) and Through the Olive Trees (1994) among the masterpieces of world cinema. Yet Kiarostami's naturalistic impulses and winding complexity made him one of the most divisive—if influential—filmmakers of his time. In this expanded second edition, award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa and film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum renew their illuminating cross-cultural dialogue on Kiarostami's work. The pair chart the filmmaker's late-in-life turn toward art galleries, museums, still photography, and installations. They also bring their distinct but complementary perspectives to a new conversation on the experimental film Shirin. Finally, Rosenbaum offers an essay on watching Kiarostami at home while Saeed-Vafa conducts a deeply personal interview with the director on his career and his final feature, Like Someone in Love. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa , Jonathan RosenbaumPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Edition: Expanded Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.286kg ISBN: 9780252083518ISBN 10: 0252083512 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 01 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsA lively, accessible, and insightful introduction to the distinctive voice for a roiling, enigmatic culture.--Choice Praise for the first edition: Offers a useful basic introduction to Kiarostami and contemporary Iranian film. . . . Additionally, the book contains a very helpful filmography wherein a summary is provided for each of Kiarostami's films, including the [shorts] and documentaries he made in the 1970s. --Film International Praise for the first edition: Offers a useful basic introduction to Kiarostami and contemporary Iranian film . . . . Additionally, the book contains a very helpful filmography wherein a summary is provided for each of Kiarostami's films, including the [shorts] and documentaries he made in the 1970s. -- Film International A lively, accessible, and insightful introduction to the distinctive voice for a roiling, enigmatic culture. -- Choice Invaluable. --Harper's Magazine Praise for the first edition: Offers a useful basic introduction to Kiarostami and contemporary Iranian film. . . . Additionally, the book contains a very helpful filmography wherein a summary is provided for each of Kiarostami's films, including the [shorts] and documentaries he made in the 1970s. --Film International A lively, accessible, and insightful introduction to the distinctive voice for a roiling, enigmatic culture. --Choice Author InformationMehrnaz Saeed-Vafa is a filmmaker and a professor of cinema and television arts at Columbia College in Chicago. She is the author of several essays and articles on Iranian cinema. Jonathan Rosenbaum was the film critic for the Chicago Reader from 1987 to 2008. He archives his work at jonathanrosenbaum.net. His books include Goodbye Cinema, Hello Cinephilia and Discovering Orson Welles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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