IRANIAN MASTER FILMMAKER..KIAROSTAMI!
Today is the 85th Birth Anniversary of renowned Iranian poetic filmmaker.. Abbas Kiarostami!
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 he used was mixture of fiction & documentary and his cinematic treatment showed simplicity & complexity too!
He got critical acclaim with his famous ‘Koker Trilogy’ (1987–94) and films like ‘Close-Up’ (1990) & ‘Taste of Cherry’ (1997). He also directed films out side of Iran..in this includes French/Italian art film ‘Certified Copy’ (2010) & French/Japanese romantic drama ‘Like Someone in love’ (2012).
In his journey as a filmmaker, he was 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’!