Abbas Kiarostami Movies

Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.

Abbas Kiarostami takes his camera to south of Italy and shows us a beautiful and playful video of alleys and stairs there.

Farhad, a respected math teacher, is engaged to the mother of one of his pupils. But rather than embrace his new father figure, the angry young...

Kiarostami as we have never really known him before, despite the transformative power of his many movies. Filmmaker and close friend Samadian avoids...

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors...

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of...

Finding himself in a house in the north of Iran by the Caspian Sea, the director picked up his handheld DV camera and began filming the seemingly...

A man, unable to hitch a ride back to his broken-down car with a new tire, rolls it back to his car while running.

Abbas Kiarostami on his film Five Dedicated to Ozu.

We can see rocks on a sea shore, with cavities, in one of them, the highest, there are 3 seagull eggs, and the waves slam that rock.

By showing a series of different-coloured objects, the film aims to familiarize very young children with the various colours, and ends with a shot of...

The only nuptial condition an inveterate chain smoker receives from his perfume-testing fiancee is to quit smoking. This poses a problem for the...

"Equal parts narrative and instructional cautionary tale, Toothache emphasizes taking care of one's teeth" (MoMA).

On a pilgrimage to Mashad from Tehran, a couple's transportation breaks down, far from any major town. The husband, a photographer, seeks help at a...

A documentary dealing with the life of Ahmadreza Ahmadi, an Iranian Poet.

"A humorous slice of educational instruction on refurbishing and painting" (MoMA).

A documentary featuring interviews with teachers and officials on the profession of teaching.

An Iranian filmmaker, a female taxi driver and a class a about cinema.

After a fight, a woman patiently awaits for her husband while the sadness and loneliness tear apart her heart.

Leeches a film by bahman kiarostami