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THEME EXPLORATION

Persian culture

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Glowing Autumn
Glowing Autumn
1978 · Masaki Kobayashi
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great
1968 · Phil Karlson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
2014 · Spike Lee
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Abbas Kiarostami → Iran

His films profoundly explore Iranian rural life, philosophical traditions, and the poetic essence of Persian culture through minimalist narratives and humanistic observation.

Majid Majidi → Iran

His work captures the spiritual and moral dimensions of Persian society, examining family values, social struggles, and the resilience embedded in Iranian cultural traditions.

Asghar Farhadi → Iran

His films deeply investigate contemporary Persian social dynamics, ethical dilemmas, and cultural contradictions within modern Iranian life and family structures.

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