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Abbas Kiarostami (1940–2016)
Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career as a filmmaker at the age of 30. Since then he has ...
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Born:in Tehran, IranDied:(age 76) in Paris, France |
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Director (47 credits)
Director (47 credits)
2007
Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence
(segment "Where is my Romeo?")
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5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Good cinema is what we can believe and bad cinema is what we can't believe. What you see and believe in is very much what I'm interested in. And it's not so much a question of whether we've shot it through 35mm or digital video; what is important is whether the audience accepts it as real. It's very true that non-actors feel more comfortable in front of a digital camera, without the lights and ... See more »Trivia:
His film, Close-up (1992), ranked #42 in British Film Institute's The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time in 2012. See more »Trademark:
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