Research Catalog

Title

Abbas Kiarostami : interviews / Monika Raesch.

Publication

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2023.

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Details

Additional Authors

Raesch, Monika

Description

lxi, 101 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

"The cinephile community knows Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016) as one of the most important filmmakers of the previous decades. This volume illustrates why the Iranian filmmaker achieved critical acclaim around the globe and details his many contributions to the art of filmmaking. Kiarostami began his illustrious career in his native Iran in the 1970s, although European and American audiences did not begin to take notice until he released his 1987 feature Where's the Friend's House? His films defy established conventions, placing audiences as active viewers who must make decisions about actions and characters while watching the narratives unfold. He asks viewers to question the genre construct (Close-Up) and challenges them to determine how to watch and imagine a narrative (Ten and Shirin). In recognition for his approach to the craft, Kiarostami was awarded many honors during his lifetime, including the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 for Taste of Cherry. In Abbas Kiarostami: Interviews, editor Monika Raesch collects eighteen interviews (several translated into English for the first time), lectures, and other materials that span Kiarostami's career in the film industry. In addition to exploring his expertise, the texts provide insight into his life philosophy. This volume offers a well-rounded picture of the filmmaker through his conversations with journalists, film scholars, critics, students, and audience members"--

Series Statement

Conversations with filmmakers series

Uniform Title

Conversations with filmmakers series.

Subject

• Kiarostami, Abbas > Interviews
• Kiarostami, Abbas > Criticism and interpretation
• Kiarostami, Abbas
• Motion picture producers and directors > Iran > Interviews
• Motion pictures > Production and direction
• Motion picture producers and directors
• Criticism and interpretation
• Motion pictures
• Iran

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Interviews.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-97), filmography (xivii-lxi) and index.

Call Number

MWES (Kiarostami, A.) 23-4421

ISBN

• 9781496844866
• 1496844866
• 9781496844873
• 1496844874
• 9781496844880 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781496844897 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781496844903 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781496844910 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2022048770

OCLC

1355419913

Title

Abbas Kiarostami : interviews / Monika Raesch.

Publisher

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2023.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Conversations with filmmakers series

Conversations with filmmakers series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-97), filmography (xivii-lxi) and index.

Added Author

Raesch, Monika, editor.

Other Form:

Online version: Abbas kiarostami Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2023 9781496844880 (DLC) 2022048771

Research Call Number

MWES (Kiarostami, A.) 23-4421