Iran has served as fertile ground for filmmakers for more than seven decades

Despite political turmoil and cultural isolation—and sometimes even because of them—Iran has served as fertile ground for filmmakers for more than seven decades, as witnessed by this tribute to Persian cinema from Nader Takmil Homayoun. From escapism to social realism, the new wave of the 1970s and the more poetic films of recent years, this homage traces the history of Iranian filmmaking through a fascinating array of clips and interviews.

Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution

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Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution

Release Year: 2007

Duration: 60 min

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Despite political turmoil and cultural isolation—and sometimes even because of them—Iran has served as fertile ground for filmmakers for more than seven decades, as witnessed by this tribute to Persian cinema from Nader Takmil Homayoun. From escapism to social realism, the new wave of the 1970s and the more poetic films of recent years, this homage traces the history of Iranian filmmaking through a fascinating array of clips and interviews.

Director

Nader T. Homayoun

Writers

Nicolas Bertrand

Nader T. Homayoun

Producers

Caroline Bonmarchand

Julie Paratian

Cast

Bahman Ghobadi

Fereydun Gole

Nosratallah Karimi

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Dariush Mehrjui

Amir Naderi

Jafar Panahi

Original Music

Christophe Julien

Cinematography

Nicolas Duchene

Film Editing

Babak Karimi

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Posted 06/16/09 by carl

cool documentary

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Posted 09/15/08 by robert

thanks

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