Abbas Kiarostami, born in 1940 in Tehran, turned to
filmmaking in 1970 when he helped set up the Institute for Intellectual
Development of Children and Young Adults. He had made a half dozen shorts and
one feature, The Report in 1977,
before the Iranian Revolution changed the public face of his country. While
many filmmakers moved away in search of more creative freedom, Kiarostami continued to direct. Around the early 1990s, his films suddenly
found an international foothold at festivals via the Koker trilogy and his most
famous work, Close-Up. In 1997, he
won a Palm D’Or for Taste of Cherry,
helping paint the way for Iranian filmmakers to find an audience abroad. His
filmmaking only became more cryptic and complex, especially with his early
adoption of digital cinema with Ten
and the self-reflexive documentary, Ten
on Ten. His final films, Certified
Copy and Like Someone In Love,
were his only made outside his native Iran. Kiarostami passed away on July 4, 2016. In this special episode of the podcast, Amir Soltani, Tina Hassania, and Carson Lund join the podcast to celebrate the life and work of one of the legendary filmmakers to emerge on the world cinema stage.
0:00-2:49 Opening
2:49-46:18 Abbas Kiarostami — Part 1
2:49-46:18 Abbas Kiarostami — Part 1
47:16-52:02 Sponsorship Section
52:48-1:32:07 Abbas Kiarostami — Part 2
1:32:10-1:33:22 Close
Notes and Links from the Conversation
—The Hello Cinema Podcast
—Writings on Kiarostami by Tina Hassania: Obituary, on women in his films, her introduction to In Review Online's directrospective (and on many of the films by her here)
—Writings on Kiarostami by Amir Soltani: In Memorium, on children in his films.
—Writings on Kiarostami by Carson Lund: On Like Someone In Love, Certified Copy, and the ending of Taste of Cherry.
—Writings on Kiarostami by Peter: On Certified Copy, Like Someone In Love, and Close-Up. Peter also wrote about the final shot of Through the Olive Trees in issue #50 of Little White Lies.
—Tina's interview with Kiarostami
—Other Obituaries: Kevin B Lee, Jafar Panahi, Bilge Ebiri, Godfrey Cheshire, Dana Stevens, Adam Nayman, and David Hudson.
—Mahmoud Ahmadenijad visits Columbia in 2007.
—More on The Glass Agency
Where To Watch The Films
—The Report: Included on the Certified Copy Criterion, YouTube.
—Homework: YouTube
—Orderly Disorderly: YouTube
—Two Solutions to One Problem: YouTube
—Where Is The Friend's Home: Hulu+
—Life and Nothing More...: Unavailable At Moment
—Through The Olive Trees: DailyMotion
—Close-Up: Criterion DVD and Hulu+
—Taste of Cherry: Criterion DVD and Hulu+
—The Wind Will Carry Us: Blu-Ray and YouTube
—Ten: DVD and Mubi
—10 on Ten: Featured on the Ten DVD
—ABC Africa: DVD
—Shirin: YouTube
—Certified Copy: Criterion DVD and Blu-Ray, YouTube
—Like Someone In Love: Criterion DVD and Blu-Ray, Hulu+
—The Hello Cinema Podcast
—Writings on Kiarostami by Tina Hassania: Obituary, on women in his films, her introduction to In Review Online's directrospective (and on many of the films by her here)
—Writings on Kiarostami by Amir Soltani: In Memorium, on children in his films.
—Writings on Kiarostami by Carson Lund: On Like Someone In Love, Certified Copy, and the ending of Taste of Cherry.
—Writings on Kiarostami by Peter: On Certified Copy, Like Someone In Love, and Close-Up. Peter also wrote about the final shot of Through the Olive Trees in issue #50 of Little White Lies.
—Tina's interview with Kiarostami
—Other Obituaries: Kevin B Lee, Jafar Panahi, Bilge Ebiri, Godfrey Cheshire, Dana Stevens, Adam Nayman, and David Hudson.
—Mahmoud Ahmadenijad visits Columbia in 2007.
—More on The Glass Agency
Where To Watch The Films
—The Report: Included on the Certified Copy Criterion, YouTube.
—Homework: YouTube
—Orderly Disorderly: YouTube
—Two Solutions to One Problem: YouTube
—Where Is The Friend's Home: Hulu+
—Life and Nothing More...: Unavailable At Moment
—Through The Olive Trees: DailyMotion
—Close-Up: Criterion DVD and Hulu+
—Taste of Cherry: Criterion DVD and Hulu+
—The Wind Will Carry Us: Blu-Ray and YouTube
—Ten: DVD and Mubi
—10 on Ten: Featured on the Ten DVD
—ABC Africa: DVD
—Shirin: YouTube
—Certified Copy: Criterion DVD and Blu-Ray, YouTube
—Like Someone In Love: Criterion DVD and Blu-Ray, Hulu+
Theme Music: “Forward” by Northbound
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