Tag Archives: Iran

A Thousand Women Like Me (2000); Director: Reza Karimi

Posted on June 21, 2010 by sheila

Reza Karimi, director of the Iranian film A Thousand Women Like Me, wrote: A Thousand Women Like Me was a personal assertion. Cinema is basically the product of experience, and A Thousand Women Like Me is the product of thought, … Continue reading →

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Crimson Gold (2003); Director: Jafar Panahi

Posted on June 4, 2010 by sheila

Crimson Gold opens with a stick-up at a jewelry store. The camera is placed inside the dark store, and through its point of view we can see out onto the sunny street beyond. We see the little old jeweler come … Continue reading →

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Jafar Panahi’s release: “A moral victory”

Posted on May 25, 2010 by sheila

Geoffrey Cheshire, expert in Iranian cinema, writes a great piece about the release of Jafar Panahi. It just so happens that Panahi’s imprisonment coincided with the Cannes Film Festival (although there may be more than coincidence at work here). If … Continue reading →

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Jafar Panahi to be released on bail

Posted on May 24, 2010 by sheila

The latest. I’m so happy to hear this. More here. Apparently he is going to be released today.

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The Circle (2000); Director: Jafar Panahi

Posted on May 23, 2010 by sheila

Jafar Panahi‘s 2000 film The Circle is a shattering piece of work portraying the restrictions on the lives of women in Iran. It won Best Picture at the Venice Film Festival that year. Panahi’s most recent project was 2006’s Offside, … Continue reading →

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“To put that scenario in its proper context, compare the regime’s blackout of Mr. Panahi’s films in Iran to the klieg-lit response of the outside film world:”

Posted on May 23, 2010 by sheila

An overview of the Jafar Panahi situation, a very nice opinion piece (and I’m not just saying that because the writer linked to me.)

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Binoche and Kiarostami

Posted on May 22, 2010 by sheila

Great interview from Cannes with Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami about his latest film, Certified Copy, starring, among others, Juliette Binoche. I loved this part: My next film is going to be a road movie too. In my film €Ten on … Continue reading →

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“Finally, I swear upon what I believe in, the cinema: I will not cease my hunger strike until my wishes are satisfied.” – Jafar Panahi

Posted on May 19, 2010 by sheila

Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who was invited to be on the jury at Cannes, is obviously not present, due to his imprisonment. A chair has been left open for him at Cannes, a clear statement of solidarity and support of … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Rock Bands in the World: No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009); Dir: Bahman Ghobadi

Posted on May 19, 2010 by sheila

A couple of years ago, I read an article about a girl group in Saudi Arabia, and was blown away by these young women, trying to do their thing in an unbelievably oppressive atmosphere. Their parents support them, although they … Continue reading →

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Free Jafar Panahi

Posted on April 30, 2010 by sheila

News not looking good on the Jafar Panahi front. He was arrested on March 1, and has been in prison ever since. His wife has been quite vocal about his heart condition, and also that she has been denied access … Continue reading →

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