Abbas Kiarostami Movies

A tax collector is accused of taking bribes, and also has to deal with problems at home, including a suicide attempt by his wife.

An exploration of the psychological effects of war on a middle-class Iranian family who flee Teheran following a night air raid.

Returning from an errand to buy bread, a boy finds a menacing dog blocking his way through the alley he must go down to get home. Frightened by the...

Calamity by four-year old might be another title for this tense, humorous drama. In the story, a four year old boy (Mohammed Aladpoush) is left at...

A boy on his way home from school kicks a ball out of a street where some children are playing. He's chased and forced to take a new way home.

A sense of order is the necessary basis of any good social organisation. To illustrate this axiom, Kiarostami presents a series of paired scenes in...

Kiarostami as we have never really known him before, despite the transformative power of his many movies. Filmmaker and close friend Samadian avoids...

This documentary is featured on the two-disc Chaplin Collection DVD for "The Kid" (1921), released in 2004.

A look at the formation of the career of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

Filmmaker José Luis Guerin documents his experience during a year of traveling as a guest of film festivals to present his previous film. What...

Two children watching animals move in an animated film try to imitate their gestures — until they see real birds fly and a real airplane take...

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Abbas Kiarostami’s "Certified Copy" (2010).

"Equal parts narrative and instructional cautionary tale, Toothache emphasizes taking care of one's teeth" (MoMA).

Viewing Kiarostami’s lesser-known great film, accompanied by his own interpretation, is like sitting in on a filmmaking masterclass. Invited by...

Through an interview with Kiarostami in the Aran Islands and interviews with film critics and scholars at Cannes, the director examines Kiarostami's...

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors...

Finding himself in a house in the north of Iran by the Caspian Sea, the director picked up his handheld DV camera and began filming the seemingly...

Various Iranian women watch Romeo and Juliet and cry.

The story of four soldiers who on a Friday go to the city with their commander. But this Friday is different and brings many troubles for them which...

The only nuptial condition an inveterate chain smoker receives from his perfume-testing fiancee is to quit smoking. This poses a problem for the...