The Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami burst onto the international
film scene in the early 1990s and was widely regarded as one of the
most distinctive and talented modern-day directors. His major
features - including Through the Olive Trees (1994), Taste of
Cherry (1997) and The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) - are relatively
modest in scale, contemplative and humanist in tone. In 2002, with
10, Kiarostami broke new ground, fixing one or two digital cameras
on a car's dashboard to film ten conversations between the driver
(Mania Akbari) and her various passengers. The results are
astonishing: though formally rigorous, even austere, and
documentary-like in its style, 10 succeeds both as emotionally
affecting human drama and as a critical analysis of everyday life
in modern Tehran. In his study of the film, Geoff Andrew considers
10 within the context of Kiarostami's career, of Iranian cinema's
renaissance, and of international film culture. Drawing on a number
of detailed interviews he conducted with both Kiarostami and his
lead actress, Andrew sheds light on the unusual methods used in
making the film, on its political relevance, and on its remarkably
subtle aesthetic. He also argues that 10 was an important
turning-point in the career of a film-maker who was not only one of
contemporary cinema's most accomplished practitioners but also one
of its most radical experimentalists.
General
| Imprint: |
Bfi Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
BFI Film Classics |
| Release date: |
March 2021 |
| Authors: |
Geoff Andrew
|
| Dimensions: |
134 x 191 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
120 |
| Edition: |
2nd edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-83902-261-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-83902-261-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781839022616 |
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