IRANIAN MASTER FILMMAKER..KIAROSTAMI!

Great way of renowned Iranian filmmaker..Abbas Kiarostami!

Today is 80th Birth Anniversary of renowned Iranian poetic filmmaker.. Abbas Kiarostami!

Babek Ahmedpour in Abbas Kiarostami's

film 'Where is the Friend's home' (1987).

He was one of the pioneering filmmakers of.. Iranian New Wave Cinema. His subjects mostly dealt with philosophical issues and carried poetic communication! 

The genre Kiarostami used was mixture of fiction & documentary. His cinematic treatment showed simplicity & complexity!

Poetic scene of Abbas Kiarostami's 'And Life goes on' (1992).

He got critical acclaim with his 'Koker Trilogy' - (1987–94) and films like 'Close-Up' (1990) & - 'Taste of Cherry' (1997). 

He directed films outside of Iran also. In this includes.. French & Italian art film.. 'Certified Copy' (2010) and French/Japanese romantic.. 'Like Someone in love' (2012).

Japanese actress Rin Takanashi in Kiarostami's

film 'Like Someone in love' (2012).

In his journey as a filmmaker, he was mostly attached with.. child protagonists and conveyed a lot through them in his style of narrative!


In this, his sensitive film 'Where is the Friend's home' (1987) is.. my favourite!

Kiarostami won many awards in international film festivals like.. at Cannes 'Palme d'Or' and at - Venice 'Silver Lion'!

Humble Tribute!!

- Manoj Kulkarni