Abbas Kiarostami

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Where Is The Friend’s House?
8.1

Where Is The Friend’s House?

As a young protagonist embarks on a humble quest, a beautiful allegory of friendship and morality is revealed. The first film in ...
The Colours
6.1

The Colours

Aug. 30, 1976

The Colours

A vibrant film essay exploring the range of hues that color our world, creatively introducing color values to young children as the narrator ...
Through the Olive Trees
7.8

Through the Olive Trees

Feb. 01, 1994

Through the Olive Trees

The film focuses on one of the events in “Life, and Nothing More…” (1992), and explores the relationship between the film ...
Like Someone in Love
7.0

Like Someone in Love

Sep. 15, 2012

Like Someone in Love

An old man and a young woman meet in Tokyo. She knows nothing about him, he thinks he knows her. He welcomes her into his home, she offers him ...
Persian Carpet
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Persian Carpet

May. 21, 2007

Persian Carpet

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran’s National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian ...
Roads of Kiarostami
6.8

Roads of Kiarostami

Aug. 05, 2006

Roads of Kiarostami

Static shots of his photos alternate with footage of director Abbas Kiarostami’s car winding through mountain roads, as the Iranian ...
The Traveler
7.5

The Traveler

Jan. 01, 1974

The Traveler

The Traveler is a 1974 Iranian drama film directed by Abbas Kiarostami that tells the story of Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old ...
Fellow Citizen
6.5

Fellow Citizen

Jan. 01, 1983

Fellow Citizen

On July 1983, lawmakers in Teheran decided to close off a section of the capital to regular traffic. Only drivers with special permits could ...
Tribute to the Teachers
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Tribute to the Teachers

Jan. 01, 1977

Tribute to the Teachers

In this short subject from the early part of Kiarostami’s career, he interviewed schoolteachers in Iran to pay tribute to the role of ...
Toothache
6

Toothache

Jan. 01, 1983

Toothache

Young Mohammad-Reza falls victim to tooth decay woes-and Kiarostami takes advantage of his misfortune by documenting the trauma of the subsequent ...
The Chorus
7.2

The Chorus

Jan. 01, 1982

The Chorus

A deaf old man wearing a hearing aid is walking in the streets of Rasht. When the surroundings get too noisy, he turns off his sound. ...
Solution No. 1
6.8

Solution No. 1

Jul. 31, 1978

Solution No. 1

Shot amid spectacular mountain scenery north of Tehran during the Iranian revolution, this whimsical road movie follows a young man trying to ...
Recess
6.3

Recess

Jan. 01, 1972

Recess

A boy on his way home from school kicks a ball out of street where some children are playing. He’s cased and forced to take a new way home. ...
Ten
7.4

Ten

May. 20, 2002

Ten

Ten, the latest film by Iranian master filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, focuses on ten conversations between a female driver in Tehran and the ...
Tickets
7.0

Tickets

Mar. 25, 2005

Tickets

A train travels across Italy toward Rome. On board is a professor who daydreams a conversation with a love that never was, a family of Albanian ...
No
6.5

No

Oct. 14, 2010

No

A little girl with beautiful hair. She loves movies and wants to become an actress. She is being told about the plot of a movie that she is going ...
Lumière and Company
6.9

Lumière and Company

Dec. 20, 1995

Lumière and Company

In 1995, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the invention of the Cinématographe, the first motion-picture camera that served also as a ...
10 on Ten
6.8

10 on Ten

May. 26, 2004

10 on Ten

Documentary where Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami reflects on his own film-making techniques, drawing from his own films – and Dah ...
Orderly or Disorderly
6.5

Orderly or Disorderly

Jan. 01, 1981

Orderly or Disorderly

A sense of order is the necessary basis of any good social organisation. To illustrate this axiom, Kiarostami presents a series of paired scenes ...