The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 65 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 2]

About this episode

David and Trevor discuss Abbas Kiarostami's early works, focusing on themes of adolescence and poverty in two of his medium-length narratives.

David and Trevor continue their conversation, focusing on two medium-length narratives about adolescence and poverty: Experience and A Wedding Suit.

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Trevor

Topics covered

• Abbas Kiarostami
• short films
• adolescence
• poverty
• film analysis

Keywords

• Abbas Kiarostami
• Experience
• A Wedding Suit
• short films
• film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Experience, A Wedding Suit

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