Tag: Iranian Cinema

Gabbeh [1996] Analysis: Glimpses into a lyrical divinity

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…

All Asghar Farhadi Movies Ranked

All Asghar Farhadi Movies Ranked from Worst to Best

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…

Majid Majidi Movies - The Song of the Sparrows

The 10 Most Essential Majid Majidi Films

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

The 10 Best Iranian Movies Post Iranian Revolution (1990s)

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…