{"product_id":"abbas-kiarostami","title":"Abbas Kiarostami","description":"Before his death in 2016, Abbas Kiarostami wrote or directed more than thirty films in a career that mirrored Iranian cinema''s rise as an international force. His 1997 feature \u003ci\u003eTaste of Cherry\u003c\/i\u003e made him the first Iranian filmmaker to win the Palme d''Or at Cannes. Critics'' polls continue to place \u003ci\u003eClose-Up\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Olive Trees\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) among the masterpieces of world cinema. Yet Kiarostami''s naturalistic impulses and winding complexity made him one of the most divisive-if influential-filmmakers of his time. \u003cp\u003e In this expanded second edition, award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa and film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum renew their illuminating cross-cultural dialogue on Kiarostami''s work. The pair chart the filmmaker''s late-in-life turn toward art galleries, museums, still photography, and installations. They also bring their distinct but complementary perspectives to a new conversation on the experimental film \u003ci\u003eShirin\u003c\/i\u003e. Finally, Rosenbaum offers an essay on watching Kiarostami at home while Saeed-Vafa conducts a deeply personal interview with the director on his career and his final feature, \u003ci\u003eLike Someone in Love\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310304797054,"sku":"NW9780252083518","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780252083518.jpg?v=1778581982","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/abbas-kiarostami","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}