Abbas Kiarostami (1940–2016)


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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 ... See full bio »

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(age 76) in Paris, France

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 2014 Seagull Eggs (Short)
 2013 The Girl in the Lemon Factory (Short) (co-writer)
 2012 Ashnaee ba Leila (co-writer) / (writer)
 2012 Like Someone in Love (screenplay)
 2010 Copie conforme (written by)
 2007 Kojast jaye residan (Documentary short)
 2007 Persian Carpet (Documentary) (segment "Is There a Place to Approach?")
 2006 Kargaran mashghoole karand (first story)
 2005 Roads of Kiarostami (Documentary short)
 2005 Tickets (screenplay)
 2004 Kakh-e Jahan-nama (Documentary short)
 2004 10 on Ten (Documentary)
 2003 Five Dedicated to Ozu (Documentary) (writer)
 2003 Talaye sorkh (screenplay)
 2002 Dah
 2002 Istgah-Matrouk (story)
 2001 ABC Africa (Documentary)
 1999 Volte sempre, Abbas! (Short) (screenplay "A Good, Good Citizen")
 1999 Bad ma ra khahad bord (writer)
 1999 Beed-o baad
 1997 Tavalod-e Nur (Documentary short)
 1996 Safar
 1989 Mashgh-e Shab (Documentary) (writer)
 1987 Kelid
 1984 Avaliha (Documentary)
 1983 Hamshahri (Documentary) (writer)
 1982 Hamsarayan (Short)
 1980 Dandan Dard (Short) (writer)
 1980 Ranande (Short)
 1978 Rah Hal-e Yek (Short) (writer)
 1977 Bozorgdasht-e mo'Allem (Short)
 1977 Gozaresh (written by - as Abbas Kiorastamu)
 1976 Lebassi Baraye Arossi (screenplay)
 1976 Rangha (Short)
 1975 Man ham mitounam (Short)
 1974 Mossafer
 1973 Tadjrebeh (screenplay)
 1972 Zang-e Tafrih (Short)
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Alternate Names:

Abbas Kiorastamu

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse:

Parvin Amir-Gholi  (divorced)  (2 children)
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Personal Quote:

The Iranian government as a whole has no relationship with my films. They're not particularly interested, perhaps this kind of cinema is not very interesting to them. And I'm not sure that my films show the reality of life in Iran; we show different aspects of life. Iran is a very extensive and expansive place, and sometimes, even for us who live there, some of the realities are very hard to ... See more »

Trivia:

On 9 March 2010 published an open letter in a Tehran newspaper, calling for the release of two directors, detained by the authorities on 1 March 2010. "Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof are two filmmakers of the Iranian independent cinema, a cinema that for the past quarter of a century has served as an essential cultural element in expanding the name of this country across the globe. They ... See more »

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