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Originally Posted by skcin
Yes, that was kind of my point.  In this case, Serrart gave one impression, I was simply stating that not everyone would agree. |
In case anyone is curious, to know something about Iran from a different perspective, there's also their art. Actually in America is going to debut Offside by one of their best directors,
Jafar Panahi. Some other fantastic filmakers they have are:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf; the greatest,
Abbas Kiarostami. There are also some very interesting women directors like
Samira Makhmalbaf and
Niki Karimi, who just made a beautiful movie about how difficult can be to have a career (the leading character is a successful publicist) and a private life
All these filmakers aren't loved by government but since they tend to win tons of awards, censorship leaves them more space to work .
Their cinema has often a neorealistic style so they usually show everyday life, but some of them like Panahi like to change fro drama to comedy. Then there's a quite frequent surreal and oniric vein in some of their films.
Some great titles:
Close up
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100234/
And the life goes on
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105888/
Under the Olive Trees
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111845/
A taste of Cherry
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120265/
Bread and Flower
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117214/
The Silence
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0152438/
Kandahar
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283431/
The White balloon
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112445/
The Mirror
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117056/
The Circle (this is about female condition, from the opposite side to the one described by Niki Karimi)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255094/
The Blackboard
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246266/
At Five in the Afternoon
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363303/
The apple
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156901/
A Few Days Later
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0855752/
Romy