Abbas Kiarostami and Iranian National Cinema

The films of Abbas Kiarostami (1940—2016) are at once ambiguous and singular, challenging easy categorisation in national, generic, and formal terms. In this insightful study, Hossein Khosrowjah provides an in—depth exploration of Kiarostami's body of work, considering how his filmmaking confronts questions of cinematic representation, identity, and the myth of national unity.

Challenging prevailing auteurist readings of Kiarostami's work, Hossein Khosrowjah firmly anchors his filmmaking wit...