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Abbas Kiarostami (22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. An active film-maker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the Koker trilogy (1987–94), Close-Up (1990), Taste of Cherry (1997) – which was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival that year – and The Wind Will Carry Us (1999). In his later works, Certified Copy (2010) and Like Someone in Love (2012), he filmed for the first time outside Iran: in Italy and Japan, respectively.

Kiarostami had worked extensively as a screenwriter, film editor, art director and producer and had designed credit titles and publicity material. He was also a poet, photographer, painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. He was part of a generation of filmmakers in the Iranian New Wave, a Persian cinema movement that started in the late 1960s and includes pioneering directors such as Masoud Kimiai, Sohrab Shahid Saless, Dariush Mehrjui, Bahram Beyzai, Nasser Taghvai and Parviz Kimiavi. These filmmakers share many common techniques including the use of poetic dialogue and allegorical storytelling dealing with political and philosophical issues.

Kiarostami had a reputation for using child protagonists, for documentary-style narrative films, for stories that take place in rural villages, and for conversations that unfold inside cars, using stationary mounted cameras. He is also known for his use of contemporary Iranian poetry in the dialogue, titles, and themes of his films.

Filmography

Feature films

Year Film Director Writer Notes
1973 The Experience Template:Yes Template:Yes written with Amir Naderi
1974 The Traveler Template:Yes Template:Yes
1976 A Wedding Suit Template:Yes Template:Yes written with Parviz Davayi
1977 The Report Template:Yes Template:Yes
1979 First Case, Second Case Template:Yes Template:Yes
1983 Fellow Citizen Template:Yes Template:Yes documentary film
1984 First Graders Template:Yes Template:Yes documentary film
1987 Where Is the Friend's Home? Template:Yes Template:Yes first film of the Koker trilogy
1987 The Key Template:Yes
1989 Homework Template:Yes Template:Yes documentary film
1990 Close-Up Template:Yes Template:Yes docufiction film
1992 Life, and Nothing More... Template:Yes Template:Yes second film of the Koker trilogy
alternatively titled And Life Goes On in English
1994 Through the Olive Trees Template:Yes Template:Yes third and final film of the Koker trilogy
1994 Safar Template:Yes alternatively titled The Journey in English
1995 The White Balloon Template:Yes
1997 Taste of Cherry Template:Yes Template:Yes
1999 Willow and Wind Template:Yes
1999 The Wind Will Carry Us Template:Yes Template:Yes
2001 ABC Africa Template:Yes Template:Yes documentary film
2002 The Deserted Station story concept by Kiarostami
2002 Ten Template:Yes Template:Yes docufiction film
2003 Crimson Gold Template:Yes
2003 Five Dedicated to Ozu Template:Yes Template:Yes documentary film
alternatively titled Five
2004 10 on Ten Template:Yes Template:Yes documentary film on Kiarostami's own films, especially Ten
2005 Tickets Template:Yes Template:Yes directed with Ermanno Olmi and Ken Loach
written with Ermanno Olmi and Paul Laverty
2006 Men at Work initial story concept by Kiarostami
2006 Víctor Erice–Abbas Kiarostami: Correspondences Template:Yes Template:Yes collaboration with noted director Víctor Erice
also written and directed by Erice
2007 Persian Carpet Template:Yes Template:Yes only the Is There a Place to Approach? segment
one of 15 segments in Persian Carpet, in which each is by a different Iranian director
2008 Shirin Template:Yes Template:Yes
2010 Certified Copy Template:Yes Template:Yes
2012 Like Someone in Love Template:Yes Template:Yes
2012 Meeting Leila Template:Yes
2016 Final Exam Template:Yes posthumous, story concept by Kiarostami before his passing
also written by Adel Yaraghi, who directed
2017 24 Frames Template:Yes Template:Yes

Short films

Year Film Director Writer Notes
1972 Recess Template:Yes Template:Yes
1975 Two Solutions for One Problem Template:Yes Template:Yes
1975 So Can I Template:Yes Template:Yes
1976 The Colours Template:Yes Template:Yes
1977 Tribute to the Teachers Template:Yes Template:Yes documentary short
1977 Jahan-nama Palace Template:Yes Template:Yes documentary short
1977 How to Make Use of Leisure Time Template:Yes Template:Yes
1978 Solution Template:Yes Template:Yes also called Solution No.1 in English
1980 Driver Template:Yes
1980 Orderly or Disorderly Template:Yes Template:Yes
1982 The Chorus Template:Yes Template:Yes
1995 Solution Template:Yes Template:Yes
1997 The Birth of Light Template:Yes Template:Yes
1999 Volte sempre, Abbas! Template:Yes
2005 Roads of Kiarostami Template:Yes Template:Yes
2007 Is There a Place to Approach? Template:Yes Template:Yes one of 15 segments in Persian Carpet, in which each is by a different Iranian director
2013 The Girl in the Lemon Factory Template:Yes also written by Chiara Maranon, who directed
2014 Seagull Eggs Template:Yes Template:Yes documentary short





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