Verso
2001
Trade Paperback
302 pages
1859843328
Clean tight bright copy Very minor edge wear One corner is bumped
Hamid Dabashi's learned book on Iranian cinema in the era of globalization sparkles with verve and a sometimes punishing wit. Encyclopaedic in its scope, informal in tone, shrew in its interpretation, it is the indispensable work on one of the most extraordinary artistic and social adventures of our time. Dabashi is the perfect guide." - Edward W. Said "With Hamid Dabashi's new book, we finally have a reading of the post-Revolutionary Iranian cinema from within Iranian culture and society. Dabshi traces the deep roots of the work of filmmakers such as Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Rakshan Bani-Etemad, and shows how their work opens up a fascinating and far-reaching interrogation of contemporary cultural production." - Richard Pena "A better understanding of Iranian cinema needed someone as much aware of its global significance as knowledgeable of its immediate social roots - Hamid Dabashi is one of those rare cultural critics who has been able to add such perspective."
Movies
Iranian Cinema