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Tag Archives: Iranian film
The Tehrani Breakfast Club: Offside (2006) (by Cara)
This is my good friend Cara’s contribution to the Iranian Film Blogathon. She’s an incredible writer, with a couple of novels in the pipeline (we are both ambitious writers, we support each other), as well as a Sylvia Plath fanatic … Continue reading
Some Words on Hedye Tehrani: Hemlock (2000); Dir. Behrouz Afkhami
For the Iranian Film Blogathon: I re-post my review of Hemlock (2000), starring giant Iranian star Hedye Tehrani. Directed by Behrouz Afkhami, and starring Hedye Tehrani, Hemlock tells the story of a mid-level manager (played by Fariborz Arabnia) at a … Continue reading
The Greatest Rock Bands in the World: No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009)
For the Iranian Film Blogathon: I review No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009), directed by Bahman Ghobadi. A couple of years ago, I read an article about a girl group in Saudi Arabia, and was blown away by these … Continue reading
Images from Iran: The Other (2010) and The Orion (2010) (by Bamshad)
Bamshad was born in Iran but his family had to flee the country when he was ten to seek political asylum in Sweden. Bamshad is a medical student in his final years, and spends every second of his free time … Continue reading
God Bless the Child: The Girl In the Sneakers (1999); dir. Rasul Sadr Ameli
For the Iranian Film Blogathon: I discuss director Rasul Sadr Ameli’s film about young thwarted teenage love: The Girl in the Sneakers. 1999’s The Girl in the Sneakers was directed by Rasul Sadr Ameli, a native of Isfahan, Iran, who … Continue reading
Make Love and Music, Not War: Siavash (1998); Dir. Saman Moghaddam
For the Iranian Film Blogathon: I take a look at Saman Moghaddam’s Siavash. The Iran-Iraq War was the longest “conventional” war of the 20th century, dragging on for almost a decade. The slaughter was immense. An entire generation was wiped … Continue reading
Photos From Berlin: Where Is Jafar Panahi? (by Kevin Lee)
Kevin Lee is the Editor in Chief of Fandor, a site I write for. He also contributes to Time Out New York and Cineaste Magazine, among other publications. Kevin also produces an innovative series of online video essays on his … Continue reading
Memo To: Iran (by Kent Adamson)
This is by Kent Adamson, a new friend of mine, who kindly took up the call on Facebook to write something for the Iranian Film Blogathon. You can read more about Kent Adamson’s diverse career here. We have bonded on … Continue reading
A Call For Fairness: Jafar Panahi’s Offside (by Alli)
Alli has been reading my site since almost the very beginning, eight years ago, and this is her entry in the Iranian Film Blogathon. When I put up a post about the letter Jafar Panahi got out to the Berlinale, … Continue reading
A Unique Copy: On Kiarostami’s Certified Copy (by Bamshad)
Bamshad was born in Iran but his family had to flee the country when he was ten to seek political asylum in Sweden. Bamshad is a medical student in his final years, and spends every second of his free time … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbas Kiarostami, Certified Copy, Iran, Iranian film, Juliette Binoche
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