Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami is the most acclaimed Iranian film director whose films have won prizes all around the world. In this film he gives a rare and frank...

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This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the...

A documentary that focuses on Abbas Kiarostami's cinematic philosophy talking to himself and other figures, and also seeks the opinion about his...

10 Days with Kiarostami

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of...

Complications arise in a director's attempt to film a scene in Life, and Nothing more... (1992).

"10 on Ten" is a 2004 Iranian documentary film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film...

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

This interview-based documentary is made on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Aydin Aghdashloo, Mohammad Ehsaei and Abbas Kiarostami, and deals...

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

Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.

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

Onstage interview with filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami and Richard Richard Peña

A short documentary about the making of Abbas Kiarostami's 'Shirin'.

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...

Twenty years after The Traveler was made, Kiarostami's son filmed his father as he reunited with the film's child star, now in his 30s.

A thirty-nine minute sketch film for TASTE OF CHERRY that Abbas Kiarostani made with his son Bahman Kiarostami.

Through an interview with Kiarostami in the Aran Islands and interviews with film critics and scholars at Cannes, the director examines Kiarostami's...

A look at the formation of the career of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

Kiarostami as we have never really known him before, despite the transformative power of his many movies. Filmmaker and close friend Samadian avoids...

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

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

Documentary with behind-the-scenes footage on the set of Abbas Kiarostomi's 2012 film "Like Someone in Love" with narration by the director.

Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh,...

A short documentary from footage of the making of Kiarostami's 2017 film 24 FRAMES.

A documentary by Hamideh Sharif Rad about Abbas Kiarostami's "Through the Olive Trees" (1994).

Static shots of his photos alternate with footage of director Abbas Kiarostami's car winding through mountain roads, as the Iranian filmmaker muses...

Young male students at a local Iranian school are asked about their feelings on homework.

Acclaimed Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami, delivers a film workshop in Bogotá, the filmmakers conclude by proposing a short film in 10...

Abbas Kiarostami about the making of "The Wind Will Carry Us"

Mohara Yuji's documentary A Week with Kiarostami, filmed on the set of The Wind Will Carry Us. A photographic diary, the film plunges us into the...

Relationships and multiple influences between two great directors of modern cinema.

Abbas Kiarostami on his film Five Dedicated to Ozu.

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets....

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

“Nature, the inexhaustible resource of encounters worthy of speechless communication,” declares Abbas Kiarostami in Fergus Daly’s...

This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the...

This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the...

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the...

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the...

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the...

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the...

This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the...

Pizza man Hussein is a daily witnesses to the unjust distribution of wealth in his native Iran. One day, he finds a purse filled with shockingly...

Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent...

Gheysar returns home to find that his young sister has committed suicide and his older brother Farman got killed. When he finds that Aghmangol...

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his...

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his...

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...

In this guided tour of a unique Persian carpet, a close-up of the delicate "spine" of a tree branches out into the discovery of a fantastical world.

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...

Complications arise in a director's attempt to film a scene in Life, and Nothing more... (1992).

Complications arise in a director's attempt to film a scene in Life, and Nothing more... (1992).

In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.

In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under...

An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

After the earthquake of Guilan, a film director and his son travel to the devastated area to search for the actors from the movie the director made...

After the earthquake of Guilan, a film director and his son travel to the devastated area to search for the actors from the movie the director made...

Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old boy in a small Iranian town wishes to see the Iran national football team play an important match in...

Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old boy in a small Iranian town wishes to see the Iran national football team play an important match in...

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...

In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.

During breaktime, Dara and Nader have a fierce argument about a torn exercise book that the former has given back to the latter. There are two...

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

A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and...

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 her...

"10 on Ten" is a 2004 Iranian documentary film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film...

"10 on Ten" is a 2004 Iranian documentary film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film...

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 her...

"10 on Ten" is a 2004 Iranian documentary film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film...

"10 on Ten" is a 2004 Iranian documentary film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film...

"10 on Ten" is a 2004 Iranian documentary film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film...

"10 on Ten" is a 2004 Iranian documentary film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film...

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...

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

Returning from an errand to buy bread, a boy finds a menacing dog blocking his way through the alley he must go down to get home. Frightened by the...

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

A woman orders a suit from a tailor for her young son to wear to her sister's wedding. The tailor's apprentice, together with two other teenage boys...

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.

An old man with a hearing aid tires of listening to the noises of the town. But when he takes his aid out he can't hear his grandchildren coming to...

Young male students at a local Iranian school are asked about their feelings on homework.

The hard daily life of a kid working in a photo shop while trying to get closer to the girl he likes.

A tax collector is accused of taking bribes, and also has to deal with problems at home, including a suicide attempt by his wife.

A tax collector is accused of taking bribes, and also has to deal with problems at home, including a suicide attempt by his wife.

A man, unable to hitch a ride back to his broken-down car with a new tire, rolls it back to his car while running.

Static shots of his photos alternate with footage of director Abbas Kiarostami's car winding through mountain roads, as the Iranian filmmaker muses...

A man, unable to hitch a ride back to his broken-down car with a new tire, rolls it back to his car while running.

A documentary film about a boys school in Iran. The film shows numerous, funny and moving interviews of many different young pupils of this school...

By showing a series of different-coloured objects, the film aims to familiarize very young children with the various colours, and ends with a shot of...

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 to...

A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pick-ups and hitchhikers.

A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pick-ups and hitchhikers.

A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pick-ups and hitchhikers.

An exploration of the psychological effects of war on a middle-class Iranian family who flee Teheran following a night air raid.

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...

In this guided tour of a unique Persian carpet, a close-up of the delicate "spine" of a tree branches out into the discovery of a fantastical world.

This rarely screened early short made for The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults documents the complete...

After the earthquake of Guilan, a film director and his son travel to the devastated area to search for the actors from the movie the director made...

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

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

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

A woman orders a suit from a tailor for her young son to wear to her sister's wedding. The tailor's apprentice, together with two other teenage boys...

A woman orders a suit from a tailor for her young son to wear to her sister's wedding. The tailor's apprentice, together with two other teenage boys...

First Case, Second Case is a documentary about a teacher who sends a group of pupils out of the classroom when one of them does not own up to talking...

First Case, Second Case is a documentary about a teacher who sends a group of pupils out of the classroom when one of them does not own up to talking...

First Case, Second Case is a documentary about a teacher who sends a group of pupils out of the classroom when one of them does not own up to talking...

Viewing Kiarostami’s lesser-known great film, accompanied by his own interpretation, is like sitting in on a filmmaking masterclass. Invited by...

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of...

Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.

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

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

A gorgeous and smart film by Daniel Garcia and Rania Attieh, Almost, Brooklyn, gives us an old man doing just what audiences did, crossing the...

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...

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

"A humorous slice of educational instruction on refurbishing and painting" (MoMA).

A collection of 24 short four-and-a-half minutes films inspired by still images, including paintings and photographs. An experimental project made by...

"Equal parts narrative and instructional cautionary tale, Toothache emphasizes taking care of one's teeth" (MoMA).

"Equal parts narrative and instructional cautionary tale, Toothache emphasizes taking care of one's teeth" (MoMA).

"A humorous slice of educational instruction on refurbishing and painting" (MoMA).

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...

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...

"A humorous slice of educational instruction on refurbishing and painting" (MoMA).

One shot, taken using a time-lapse technique, of a sunrise in an Iranian mountain landscape. A thin band of light shines across a starry sky, the sun...

A documentary featuring interviews with teachers and officials on the profession of teaching.

A documentary featuring interviews with teachers and officials on the profession of teaching.

A documentary featuring interviews with teachers and officials on the profession of teaching.

"Equal parts narrative and instructional cautionary tale, Toothache emphasizes taking care of one's teeth" (MoMA).

During breaktime, Dara and Nader have a fierce argument about a torn exercise book that the former has given back to the latter. There are two...

The hard daily life of a kid working in a photo shop while trying to get closer to the girl he likes.

During breaktime, Dara and Nader have a fierce argument about a torn exercise book that the former has given back to the latter. There are two...

The hard daily life of a kid working in a photo shop while trying to get closer to the girl he likes.

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.

By showing a series of different-coloured objects, the film aims to familiarize very young children with the various colours, and ends with a shot of...

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...

By showing a series of different-coloured objects, the film aims to familiarize very young children with the various colours, and ends with a shot of...

We can see rocks on a sea shore, with cavities, in one of them, the highest, there are 3 seagull eggs, and the waves slam that rock.

A 9-minute short directed by Abbas Kiarostami, produced as part of a workshop in Cuba.

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

The only nuptial condition an inveterate chain smoker receives from his perfume-testing fiancee is to quit smoking. This poses a problem for the...

The hard daily life of a kid working in a photo shop while trying to get closer to the girl he likes.

Farhad, a respected math teacher, is engaged to the mother of one of his pupils. But rather than embrace his new father figure, the angry young...

Abbas Kiarostami on his film Five Dedicated to Ozu.

A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and...

A hundred and fourteen famous Iranian theater and cinema actresses and a French star: mute spectators at a theatrical representation of Khosrow and...

A woman orders a suit from a tailor for her young son to wear to her sister's wedding. The tailor's apprentice, together with two other teenage boys...

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

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...

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

A documentary film about a boys school in Iran. The film shows numerous, funny and moving interviews of many different young pupils of this school...

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his...

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his...

After a fight, a woman patiently awaits for her husband while the sadness and loneliness tear apart her heart.

Anthology of short films about the French city of Nice, by various directors. A homage to Jean Vigo and his "À propos de Nice" from 1930.

A veteran film critic explores the legacy of Cannes Film Festival regular Pierre Rissient.

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...

Relationships and multiple influences between two great directors of modern cinema.

A documentary film about a boys school in Iran. The film shows numerous, funny and moving interviews of many different young pupils of this school...

An old man with a hearing aid tires of listening to the noises of the town. But when he takes his aid out he can't hear his grandchildren coming to...

Complications arise in a director's attempt to film a scene in Life, and Nothing more... (1992).

Complications arise in a director's attempt to film a scene in Life, and Nothing more... (1992).

Complications arise in a director's attempt to film a scene in Life, and Nothing more... (1992).

An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

A collection of 24 short four-and-a-half minutes films inspired by still images, including paintings and photographs. An experimental project made by...

A 9-minute short directed by Abbas Kiarostami, produced as part of a workshop in Cuba.

A 9-minute short directed by Abbas Kiarostami, produced as part of a workshop in Cuba.

Static shots of his photos alternate with footage of director Abbas Kiarostami's car winding through mountain roads, as the Iranian filmmaker muses...

Static shots of his photos alternate with footage of director Abbas Kiarostami's car winding through mountain roads, as the Iranian filmmaker muses...

Static shots of his photos alternate with footage of director Abbas Kiarostami's car winding through mountain roads, as the Iranian filmmaker muses...

Relationships and multiple influences between two great directors of modern cinema.

Relationships and multiple influences between two great directors of modern cinema.

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...

A political allegory on four middle-class guys who pile into their car for a ski weekend. A brief stop at a picturesque vista leads to their chance...

A documentary featuring interviews with teachers and officials on the profession of teaching.

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

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors...

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...

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...

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...

Young male students at a local Iranian school are asked about their feelings on homework.

Young male students at a local Iranian school are asked about their feelings on homework.

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors...

Relationships and multiple influences between two great directors of modern cinema.

Anthology of short films about the French city of Nice, by various directors. A homage to Jean Vigo and his "À propos de Nice" from 1930.