Iranian Cinema

Informationen zum Autor Hamid Reza Sadr is a film critic and writer based in Tehran. Klappentext This book reveals the history of Iran through its cinema as Sadr uses the films themselves to tell the story of shifting political! economic and social situations. The book covers the broad spectrum of Iran's cinema! offering vivid descriptions of key films and recurring themes and tropes! such as the preponderance of images of childhood! and what these reveal about Iranian society. It includes films throughout the 20th century with special emphasis on recent films influenced by September 11! from Mohsen Makhmalbaf's astonishing "Kandahar" to Saddiq Barmak's angry work "Osama." Zusammenfassung Post-revolutionary Iranian cinema has gained the attention of international audiences. Featuring a history of Iranian cinema, this book presents an argument that embedded within mainstream Iranian films, we find themes and characterisations which reveal the political contexts of their time which express the ideological underpinnings of a society.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Hamid Reza Sadr, Hamid Reza Sadr
• Edition: Tauris, I.B.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 29.09.2006
• EAN: 9781845111465
• ISBN: 978-1-84511-146-5
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 230 mm x 30 mm
• Thème: International Library of Iranian Studies
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Préparation de l'enseignement > Formation professionnelle; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Photographie, cinéma, vidéo, TV