Iranian cinema

Censorship forbids a great deal, so Iranian film-makers make films out of almost nothing: a child looking for a pair of shoes, a little girl who wants to buy a goldfish, a man driving through the hills of Tehran looking for someone to bury him. Since the seventies this cinema has worked with non-professionals, children and landscapes, and constantly blurs the line between documentary and fiction. It wins prizes across the world while several of its authors are banned from filming.

works 5

• CinemaThe CowگاوDariush Mehrjui · 1969A peasant who has nothing but his cow, in a village that poverty cuts off from the rest of the country.Cinema
• CinemaBashu, the Little Strangerباشو غریبه کوچکBahram Beyzai · 1989A child from the South driven out by the war and a peasant woman from the North who do not speak the same language.Cinema
• CinemaThe White Balloonبادکنک سفیدJafar Panahi · 1995A little girl's race through the streets of Tehran, on the eve of the New Year, for a goldfish.Cinema
• CinemaGabbehگبهMohsen Makhmalbaf · 1996A nomads' carpet that begins to tell a love story, somewhere between documentary and tale.Cinema
• CinemaTaste of Cherryطعم گیلاسAbbas Kiarostami · 1997A man determined to die drives through the outskirts of Tehran in search of a stranger who will agree to cover his grave.Cinema