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1770 films so far and as a European I'm more in awe with early Iranian cinema than ever. Definitely a world away from Hollywood, in the best possible sense.
by robtherobber 5y ago
1770 films so far and as a European I'm more in awe with early Iranian cinema than ever. Definitely a world away from Hollywood, in the best possible sense.
- atlasunshrugged 5y agoAny film recommendations for someone new to the genre?
- jjgreen 5y agoAbbas Kiarostami - Where Is the Friend's Home?
- robtherobber 5y ago(Sorry, I must've turned off the notifications in HN, because I never know when someone replies to a comment I've made.) Rather than recommending films, which can turn into a long list since I'd find it difficult to decide which deserves more attention, I've shorlisted a number of highly respected and influential directors that I've closely followed (not in a social media kind of way) * Majid Majidi * Abbas Kiarostami * The Makhmalbaf family (https://www.makhmalbaf.com https://www.makhmalbaf.com) * Dariush Mehrjui * Bahman Ghobadi * Jafar Panahi * Bahram Beizai * Asghar Farhadi Most of these managed to create amazing films despite being closely watched and heavily censored by the authorities.