Cinema Iran » News http://cinemairan.com/press iranian news and reviews Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:03:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Movies A Separation: How about an Oscar for This Fascinating Iranian Drama? http://cinemairan.com/press/2011/12/movies-a-separation-how-about-an-oscar-for-this-fascinating-iranian-drama/ http://cinemairan.com/press/2011/12/movies-a-separation-how-about-an-oscar-for-this-fascinating-iranian-drama/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:03:34 +0000 admin http://cinemairan.com/press/?p=811 Western viewers of Asghar Farhadi’s A Separationmay think they can guess the circumstances. The Islamic Republic of Iran is the nation run by medieval Shi’ite clerics and a daffy, dangerous politician who denies the Holocaust and may soon have a nuclear weapon to aim at Israel. It’s the country that most Republican candidates for President say they can’t wait to bomb.

]]> http://cinemairan.com/press/2011/12/movies-a-separation-how-about-an-oscar-for-this-fascinating-iranian-drama/feed/ 0 ‘Nader and Simin’ Wins Berlin Film Festival’s Top Prize (Berlin) http://cinemairan.com/press/2011/02/nader-and-simin-wins-berlin-film-festivals-top-prize-berlin/ http://cinemairan.com/press/2011/02/nader-and-simin-wins-berlin-film-festivals-top-prize-berlin/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:35:36 +0000 admin http://cinemairan.com/press/?p=792 “BERLIN –The Berlin Film Festival’s red carpet could well have been painted green, the Iranian color of freedom, as Nader and Simin, A Separation from Iranian director Asghar Farhadi won the 2011 Golden Bear for best film. The ensemble cast of Nader and Simin took both the best actor and best actress Silver Bears…”. Read More

]]> http://cinemairan.com/press/2011/02/nader-and-simin-wins-berlin-film-festivals-top-prize-berlin/feed/ 0 “Certified Copy” is the only Iranian film at the Cannes 2010 http://cinemairan.com/press/2010/04/certified-copy-is-the-only-iranian-film-at-the-cannes-2010/ http://cinemairan.com/press/2010/04/certified-copy-is-the-only-iranian-film-at-the-cannes-2010/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:07:39 +0000 admin http://cinemairan.com/press/?p=52 Kiarostami’s latest film “Certified Copy” is accepted in the Cannes Film Festival’s main competition.
“While promoting his latest book in Italy, a middle-aged English writer meets a young French woman and sets off to San Gimignano with her.”

Sami Frey, Juliette Binoche are the leading actors of this film.

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http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/iranian-filmmaker-speaks-out-on-prisoners/

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