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Neorealism, Iranian Style

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Stephen Weinberger
Stephen Weinberger*
Affiliation:
Dickinson College, Carlisle, USA
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Abstract

One of the most remarkable developments in international film of recent memory is the emergence of a vibrant and creative film industry in Iran following the Islamic Revolution of 1979. In light of worldwide acclaim for the work of Iranian filmmakers, scholars have pointed to a strong similarity between the style of these films and those of post-war Italian Neorealist filmmakers. By analyzing the works of three of Iran's leading directors, Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Majid Majidi and comparing them with the greatest Italian Neorealist film, The Bicycle Thief, this study will attempt to show how Iranians are working within the Neorealist tradition while at the same time making it distinctively their own.

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Research Article
Information
Iranian Studies , Volume 40 , Issue 1 , February 2007 , pp. 5 - 16
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 The International Society for Iranian Studies

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