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Abbas Kiarostami and the Iranian Cinema Phenomenon

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
311MKIA Z 1 2D English
Subject guarantor:
Ronald Bergan
Name of lecturer(s):
Ronald Bergan
Learning outcomes of the course unit:

This one-day module will serve as a useful introduction and critique of Kiarostam´s oeuvre, in the context of Iranian cinema (taking into account the obstacles the filmmakers have to overcome), by discussion and analyses of film clips and selected feature films. In this way, the module will attempt to illuminate the thematic and stylistic aspects of Kiarostami´s extraordinary films.

Mode of study:

Lecture

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

None

Recommended optional programme components:

None

Course contents:

Of all the new wave cinemas, the Iranian New Wave is probably the most surprising. Surprising because it emerged in a part of the world not known for its cinema and from under an authoritarian and strict religious regime. However, transcending any exoticism, the exceptional vitality and originality of Iranian cinema has been welcomed by audiences around the world, and recognised by the multitude of awards won at many international film festivals.

Among the many celebrated Iranian film directors who have contributed to the Iranian cinema phenomenon are Jafar Panahi (still shamefully in prison in Iran); the Makhmalbaf family, Mohsen, Majid Majidi (his wife), and their daughters Samira and Hana; Asghar Farhadi, whose film The Separation (2011) became the first Iranian movie to win an Oscar, and Abbas

Kiarostami, the most famous of all, indisputably considered one of the greatest directors in contemporary world cinema. FAMU is proud and delighted to welcome Mr. Kiarostami to Prague in November 2014 in order to give a series of master classes and to introduce some of his films.

Abbas Kiarostami (born in 1940) has a long, distinguished and varied career in cinema, first gaining an international reputation with Where Is The Friend´s Home? (1987), consolidating it with Close-Up (1990), And Life Goes On (1992), Through the Olive Trees (1994), The Taste of Cherry (1997), which won the Palm d´Or at Cannes, and The Wind Will Carry Us (1999).

Always experimenting, Kiarostami made Ten (2002) and Five (2003), two features remarkable for their use of long takes, and Shirin (2008), which consisted entirely of close-ups of women watching a film. This was followed by two films made outside Iran, Certified Copy (2010), shot in Italy, and Like Someone In Love (2012), shot in Japan in Japanese.

Recommended or required reading:

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

None

Assessment methods and criteria:

100% attendance

Course web page:
Note:

Teacher: Ronald Bergan

http://www.theguardian.com/profile/ronaldbergan

Schedule for winter semester 2014/2015:
Date Day Time Tutor Location Notes No. of paralel
07.11.2014 09:30–16:00 Bergan R. Učebna 3
Lažanský palác 		in English. Open for all FAMU students. přednášková par. 1
Schedule for summer semester 2014/2015:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans:
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