Iranian cinema

My Favorite Cake, Iranian Cinema’s Bittersweet Ode to Love

My Favorite Cake, Iranian Cinema’s Bittersweet Ode to Love

Karim Goury reviews the Iranian film, "My Favorite Cake," a celebration of love in the twilight of life,...

JANUARY 17, 2025 • By Karim Goury
Bani Khoshnoudi: Featured Artist for PARIS

Bani Khoshnoudi: Featured Artist for PARIS

Bani Khoshnoudi's work is often inhabited by displacement and uprooting, explore themes of exile, modernity and its violences,...

APRIL 1, 2024 • By TMR
Religious Misogyny Personified in Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider

Religious Misogyny Personified in Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider

Bavand Karim reviews the film "Holy Spider" by Ali Abbassi which coldly deconstructs the brutal nature of Iran’s...

DECEMBER 11, 2023 • By Bavand Karim
The End of Innocence in Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road?

The End of Innocence in Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road?

Bavand Karim finds that's Panah Panahi's feature is a prodigal debut from Iranian cinema’s latest auteur and son...

JANUARY 30, 2023 • By Bavand Karim
Imprisoned Director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears

Imprisoned Director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears

Critic Clive Bell reviews the latest feature from one of several Iranian filmmakers who languish in prison.

DECEMBER 15, 2022 • By Aimee Dassa Kligman
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