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The Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami
Alberto Elena
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Description for The Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami
Paperback. Abbas Kiarostami's films have taken their place alongside the masterworks of world cinema. Respected cinema historian Alberto Elena, using Iranian sources wherever possible, has written a comprehensive and instructive overview of Kiarostami's work. Translator(s): Coombes, Belinda. Num Pages: 297 pages, 13 ph. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Abbas Kiarostami's films - Close-Up, Life and Nothing More, Through the Olive Trees, Taste of Cherry (winner of the 1997 Palme d'Or at Cannes), and Ten - have taken their place alongside the masterworks of world cinema. Yet Kiarostami, the most influential filmmaker of post-revolutionary Iran, has produced a body of work that is as rooted in contemporary Iran as it is universal in appeal. Respected cinema historian Alberto Elena has used Iranian sources wherever possible and sought to frame Kiarostami's oeuvre within the context of the rich artistic and intellectual Persian tradition that has nourished the director. He examines ... Read more
Abbas Kiarostami's films - Close-Up, Life and Nothing More, Through the Olive Trees, Taste of Cherry (winner of the 1997 Palme d'Or at Cannes), and Ten - have taken their place alongside the masterworks of world cinema. Yet Kiarostami, the most influential filmmaker of post-revolutionary Iran, has produced a body of work that is as rooted in contemporary Iran as it is universal in appeal. Respected cinema historian Alberto Elena has used Iranian sources wherever possible and sought to frame Kiarostami's oeuvre within the context of the rich artistic and intellectual Persian tradition that has nourished the director. He examines ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
297
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
297
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863565946
SKU
V9780863565946
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About Alberto Elena
Alberto Elena teaches film history at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. The editor of Secuencias, Revista de Historia del Cine, he has organised various film retrospectives and participated as a member of the jury at different international film festivals. In addition to his contributions to numerous periodicals, his publications include Cine e Islam, Satyajit Ray, Ciencia, cine e historia: de ... Read more
Reviews for The Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami
'Film begins with D.W. Griffith and ends with Abbas Kiarostami.' Jean Luc Godard 'In the last fifteen years Abbas Kiarostami has been one of the most important and influential film makers in the world.' Geoff Andrew, National Film Theatre, London 'Kiarostami will find a quiet place and listen to a man's heart, right up until it stops beating. And then ... Read more