Movies: Abbas Kiarostami

Finding himself in a house in the north of Iran by the Caspian Sea, the director picked up his handheld DV camera and began filming the seemingly anodyne events happening on the 500 metres of beach in front of his house—a piece of wood toyed with by ...

The story of four soldiers who on a Friday go to the city with their commander. But this Friday is different and brings many troubles for them which changes them forever....

Through an interview with Kiarostami in the Aran Islands and interviews with film critics and scholars at Cannes, the director examines Kiarostami's themes and methods. The director also profiles Kiarostami as a poet and a photographer....

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Abbas Kiarostami’s "Certified Copy" (2010)....

Abbas Kiarostami shoots a documentary about the AIDS crisis in Uganda....

A boy breaks a window at his school and sets out to fix it on his own during a storm....

Two children watching animals move in an animated film try to imitate their gestures — until they see real birds fly and a real airplane take off....

10 Days with Kiarostami...

An Iranian filmmaker, a female taxi driver and a class a about cinema....

Filmmaker José Luis Guerin documents his experience during a year of traveling as a guest of film festivals to present his previous film. What emerges is a wonderfully humane and sincere portrayal of the people that he meets when he goes off the beat...

A documentary about Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami first aired on the French television series Cinema de Notre Temps....

On a pilgrimage to Mashad from Tehran, a couple's transportation breaks down, far from any major town. The husband, a photographer, seeks help at a nearby village and encounters a teacher who offers to help. Whilst the husband and teacher go off to f...

Abbas Kiarostami takes his camera to south of Italy and shows us a beautiful and playful video of alleys and stairs there....

U.S.-based film professor Jamsheed Akrami talks to Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami in an inpromptu video interview, which offers a frank and funny view of Kiarostami rarely seen before....

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of poetry, and his life. Filmed over a two year period from 1996 to 1998....

Calamity by four-year old might be another title for this tense, humorous drama. In the story, a four year old boy (Mohammed Aladpoush) is left at home with his baby brother while his mother goes out shopping. She has told him to give the baby his bo...

This documentary is featured on the two-disc Chaplin Collection DVD for "The Kid" (1921), released in 2004....

A boy on his way home from school kicks a ball out of a street where some children are playing. He's chased and forced to take a new way home....

A documentary dealing with the life of Ahmadreza Ahmadi, an Iranian Poet....

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