Abbas Kiarostami Movies

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...

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 documentary about Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami first aired on the French television series Cinema de Notre Temps.

A veteran film critic explores the legacy of Cannes Film Festival regular Pierre Rissient.

A man, unable to hitch a ride back to his broken-down car with a new tire, rolls it back to his car while running.

10 Days with Kiarostami

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

A short documentary from footage of the making of Kiarostami's 2017 film 24 FRAMES.

On July 1983, lawmakers in Teheran decided to close off a section of the capital to regular traffic. Only drivers with special permits could cross...

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...

In this guided tour of a unique Persian carpet, a close-up of the delicate "spine" of a tree branches out into the discovery of a fantastical world.

U.S.-based film professor Jamsheed Akrami talks to Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami in an inpromptu video interview, which offers a frank and funny...

Abbas Kiarostami on his film Five Dedicated to Ozu.

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of...

A little girl with beautiful hair. She loves movies and wants to become an actress. She is being told about the plot of a movie that she is going to...

Static shots of his photos alternate with footage of director Abbas Kiarostami's car winding through mountain roads, as the Iranian filmmaker muses...

Abbas Kiarostami about the making of "The Wind Will Carry Us"

This interview-based documentary is made on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Aydin Aghdashloo, Mohammad Ehsaei and Abbas Kiarostami, and deals...

"A humorous slice of educational instruction on refurbishing and painting" (MoMA).