Gabbeh or a magic carpet in the oriental imagination is the traveler’s joy, the means to navigating the far and unknown. In Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s film (the first in his ‘Poetic Trilogy’), it…
Tag: Iranian Cinema
Iranian cinema seems to enthuse itself. Even after decades of “New Wave” Iranian films first touching the Western shores, they refuse to wash their hands off their precise domesticity that made their…
The Persian title of ‘There Is No Evil’ is ‘Sheytân vojūd nadârad.’ This translates to ‘Satan does not exist.’ As I revisit the film, this reminds me of what Chloé Zhao said…
Iranian New Wave movement started off in the 60s, with Hajir Darioush’s film, Serpent’s Skin. Political movements were the dynamics leading to the rise of the New Wave in Iran. And holding…
Iranian movies have always amazed me. With all the restrictions in place, they have still managed to create some of the most artistically dazzling films in the History of Cinema. While The…
Where Is the Friend’s Home? Analysis: Experiencing Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami’s films is similar to witnessing a great poet in action. The poet breathes life to the words, driven by intuition and…
