Hossein Khosrowjah
Singular Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami: Imagined Identities in Iranian Film
Singular Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami: Imagined Identities in Iranian Film
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Abbas Kiarostami's films are ambiguous and singular, challenging easy categorisation in national, generic, and formal terms. Hossein Khosrowjah's study explores his filmmaking within the historical context of Iranian national cinema, examining his anti-allegorical representational strategies and the national and global circulation of his films. He argues that it is through this intentional ambiguity that his cinema reshapes notions of nation and national identity, challenges conventions, and broadens the scope for cinematic expression.
Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 30 January 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The films of Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016) are a complex and multifaceted body of work that defies easy categorization in terms of national, generic, and formal elements. In this insightful study, Hossein Khosrowjah offers a thorough exploration of Kiarostami's filmmaking, examining how his films engage with questions of cinematic representation, identity, and the myth of national unity. Challenging prevailing auteurist readings of Kiarostami's work, Khosrowjah firmly anchors his analysis within the historical context of Iranian national cinema. Through a close reading of key films such as Close-Up (1990), Taste of Cherry (1997), The Wind Will Carry Us (1999), and 10 (2002), he explores Kiarostami's radically anti-allegorical representational strategies. He also examines the national and global circulation of his films, considering the role of censorship within Iran and the intersection of art, politics, and the complexities of creative freedom. Khosrowjah traces the continuing emphasis on partiality and the singularity of representations—of subjects, time, and location—across Kiarostami's films, arguing that it is through this intentional ambiguity that his cinema reshapes notions of nation and national identity, challenges conventions, and broadens the scope for cinematic expression.
Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781784535773
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