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The Cow (1969) by Dariush Mehrjui: Part 1 — Adaptation and Modernism in Iranian Cinema
This is the first part of a two-part study devoted to the analysis and interpretation of one of the most important films in the history of Iranian cinema. The article…
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In the Shadow of the Cypress (2023): Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani’s Oscar-Winning Animated Short Film
The Iranian movie In the Shadow of the Cypress (Dar saye-ye sarv, 2023) was awarded an Oscar this year in the category of Best Animated Short Film. Hossein Molayemi and…
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Forugh Farrokhzad’s The House Is Black (1963): The Radical Poetry of Ugliness
The nonconformist Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad became known for her passionate, rebellious, and philosophical poetry. In the 1960s, as Iran began to open up to Western culture, she emerged as…
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Abbas Kiarostami and Nature: Part 2 — Beauty Is Meaningful
Abbas Kiarostami, a prominent figure of the Iranian New Wave, reveals nature’s deeper, life-affirming power. Through his slow cinema style, he invites viewers to embrace life, weaving together ethics, humanism,…
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Abbas Kiarostami and Nature: Part 1 — The Poetry of Landscape
What does it mean to view nature through the lens of a cinematic poet? How can slow cinema help us see nature more mindfully and with renewed sensitivity? This is…
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Parviz Sayyad’s Dead End (1977): When Paranoia Looks Like Love
Parviz Sayyad is best known in Iran for playing the comic character Samad. Less recognized is his contribution to Iranian art cinema. Dead End (Bonbast, 1977), his directorial effort, is…