Iran : une révolution cinématographique /

Traces the development of the Iranian film industry, which has always been closely intertwined with the country's tumultuous political history, chronicling how Iranian films reflected contemporaneous society and often presaged social change. It shows how mainstream commercial cinema served as a...

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Corporate Authors: ARTE France, Avenue B Productions (Firm), First Run/Icarus Films
Other Authors: Homayoun, Nader T., Bertrand, Nicolas, Bayz̤āʼī, Bahrām, Ghaffārī, Farrukh, 1921 or 1922-2006 or 2007, Makhmalbāf, Muḥsin, Nādirī, Amīr, Bihishtī, Muḥammad, 1951 or 1952-, Ḥātamīʹkiyā, Ibrāhīm, 1961 or 1962-, Banī Iʻtimād, Rakhshān, 1954-, Panahi, Jafar, Ghobadi, Bahman
Format: Video DVD
Language:Persian
English
Language Notes:Narration in English, interviews & film clips in Farsi with English subtitles.
Published: Brooklyn, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, [2007]
Edition:Standard format.
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Summary:Traces the development of the Iranian film industry, which has always been closely intertwined with the country's tumultuous political history, chronicling how Iranian films reflected contemporaneous society and often presaged social change. It shows how mainstream commercial cinema served as a propaganda tool for both the monarchy and the fundamentalist religious regime, recounts the sporadic efforts of some filmmakers to reveal grimmer social realties, and the struggles against censorship and traditional cinematic formulas by such pioneers as Bahram Beyzai and Sohrab Shahid Saless and pre- and post-Islamic revolutionary 'new wave' filmmakers.
Item Description:Originally produced as a documentary film in 2006.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Music, Christophe Jullen ; cinematography, Nicolas Duchêne ; editing, Babak Karimi.