Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s The Silence (Sokout), the second in his ‘Poetic Trilogy’, is an entrancing entry in the longstanding tradition of children-centric films in Iranian Cinema. What seems an initially simple […]
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For her first and, sadly, only foray into filmmaking, Forough Farrokhzad seamlessly transposed her poetic voice into a cinematic medium with The House is Black (Khaneh siah ast). At twenty-two […]
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At the height of Iranian Cinema’s resurgence in the international festival circuit during the 1990s, Dariush Mehrjui’s Leila is an astonishing entry in a fecund period for modern Iran’s artistic […]
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Returning to virtual cinemas newly remastered, Jafar Panahi’s Crimson Gold (Tala-ye Sorkh) barely seems to have aged since it’s 2003 premiere in Cannes, where it won the jury prize in […]
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