Iranian Cinema and Philosophy Shooting Truth
In film studies, Iranian films are kept at a distance, as 'other,' different, and exotic. In reponse, this book takes these films as philosophically relevant and innovative. Each chapter of this book is devoted to analyzing a single film, and each ch
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Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World Edited by Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Hamid chaired the Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures from 2000 to 2005 and was a founding member of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. His most recent books include Islamic Liberation Theology: Resisting the Empire; Makhmalbaf at Large: The Making of a Rebel Filmmaker; Iran: A People Interrupted; and an edited volume, Dreams of a Nation: On Palestinian Cinema.
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Iranian Cinema and Philosophy Shooting Truth
Farhang Erfani
iranian cinema and philosophy Copyright © Farhang Erfani, 2012. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-0-230-33911-8 All rights reserved. First published in 2012 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe, and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-349-34215-0 ISBN 978-1-137-01292-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137012920 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Erfani, Farhang, 1975– Iranian cinema and philosophy : shooting truth / Farhang Erfani. p. cm. — (Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-349-34215-0 1. Motion pictures—Iran. 2. Motion pictures—Philosophy. I. Title. PN1993.5.I846E74 2011 791.430955—dc23
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