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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812617603321

Titolo

Conflict and development in Iranian film [[electronic resource] /] / A.A. Seyed-Gohrab & K. Talattof (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Leiden?], : Leiden University Press, 2013

ISBN

94-006-0103-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Collana

Iranian studies series

Altri autori (Persone)

Seyed-GohrabA. A <1968-> (Ali Asghar)

TalattofK

Disciplina

791.43

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Iran

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Conflict and Development in Iranian Film""; ""Content""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Politics and Persistence: The Development of Iranian Film""; ""The Sound of Frogs at Night: Kiarostami�s Philosophy of Cinema""; ""Sexuality and Cultural Change: The Presentation of Sex and Gender in Pre- and Post-revolutionary Iranian Cinema""; ""Kiarostami�s Cinematic Poetry in Where is the Friend�s Home? and The Wind will Carry Us""; ""Which Half is Hidden? The Public or the Private: An Analysis of Milani�s The Hidden Half""; ""Abbas Kiarostami and the Aesthetics of Ghazal""

Sommario/riassunto

The chapters in this volume explore the philosophical underpinnings and cinematic techniques characteristic of Iranian film. Collectively, they show how the pervasive themes of Iranian cinema, such as martyrdom and war, gender roles, and social policy issues have been addressed, and how directors have approached them using a variety of techniques. Some chapters outline the poetic and mystical dimensions of Abbas Kiarostami's movies. Other chapters describe the effects of the Islamic Revolution on codes of morality and their expression in film as well as on directors' tactics in response to the new theocratic system.