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Abbas Kiarostami (Persian: عباس کیارستمی [ʔæbˌbɒːs kijɒːɾostæˈmi] ⓘ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer.
Abbas Kiarostami. Writer: Certified Copy. Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer.
Jun 8, 2024 · Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker who was known for experimenting with the boundaries between reality and fiction throughout a four-decade career. His work featured improvised performances, documentary textures, and real-life rhythms. His films included the Koker trilogy and Taste of Cherry.
Jun 22, 2021 · On the 81st anniversary of his birthday, we take a look at 10 of the best works from Abbas Kiarostami’s illustrious filmography as a celebration of his invaluable contribution to the world of cinema.
Jul 5, 2016 · Abbas Kiarostami, often hailed as Iran’s greatest filmmaker, whose searching, parable-like dramas of ordinary people and their problems reflected a poetic vision and a philosophical turn of...
Aug 6, 2020 · The Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami is widely regarded as one of the great modern filmmakers, but if you discovered him at a particular peak of his international recognition — when he shared...
Jul 5, 2016 · The Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, who died yesterday at the age of seventy-six, was simply one of the most original and influential directors in the history of cinema. He achieved...
Jul 4, 2016 · The emotionally devastating news that the great Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has died from complications of cancer in Paris Monday is a jolt. His death marks a loss as historically and artistically significant as that of Ingmar Bergman, Michelangelo Antonioni or Jacques Rivette.
Jul 9, 2016 · Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami began making films in 1970 and continued working in his homeland after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. He helped make Iranian filmmaking a major international...
Jul 26, 2019 · Abbas Kiarostami, the Filmmaker and the Man: an Interview with Godfrey Cheshire. Like a lot of American movie fans, my first exposure to the work of the great Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami came through the writings of my friend Godfrey Cheshire, a veteran critic and film programmer who's now a contributor to RogerEbert.com. Godfrey worked ...