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Iran has served as fertile ground for filmmakers for more than seven decadesDespite 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. Support   2007 | 60 min
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. Comments Posted 09/15/08 by robert
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 Recommended titles like this one:
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