The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 66 – Abbas Kiarostami: Early Shorts and Features [Part 3]

About this episode

David and Trevor discuss five films shot between 1978-1984 that offer Kiarostami's insight and indirect critique of Iranian politics and culture.

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Trevor

Topics covered

• Abbas Kiarostami
• Iranian politics
• film critique
• short films
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Abbas Kiarostami
• Iranian films
• politics
• culture
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: five films

Places: Iranian

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