A selection of the 41st New York Film Festival, Crimson GoldĀ features a collaboration for the ages. Written by Abbas Kiarostami and directed by Jafar Panahi, the two powerhouse filmmakers reunited for their critique of class conflict in a post-war Iran after working together on their 1995 film,Ā The White Balloon. In honor of the newly remastered Crimson Gold opening in our Virtual Cinema (now playing nationwide), we asked the FLC community for their favorite films from Iranian cinema.
Encompassing a wide range of Iranian cinema, including films released during the fertile Iranian New Wave period, the selections show just how much an impact the country has made on the larger cultural landscape. The FLC community’s picks ranged from arthouse classics like Abbas Kiarostami’s Close-UpĀ and The Koker Trilogy (Where Is the Friend’s House, And Life Goes On,Ā andĀ Through the Olive Trees),Ā to contemporary films likeĀ Asghar Farhadi’sĀ A SeparationĀ and Ana Lily Amirpour’sĀ A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.Ā Explore the wide range of responses below and view all of the films on our Letterboxd!
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Where is my friends house? (Dir: Abbas kiarostami) pic.twitter.com/o8ELMLa4Xp
— noamdanieli (@noamdanieli1) June 25, 2021
Ye habe ghand / A Cube of Sugar (2011) Reza Mirkarimi pic.twitter.com/co2vPVGYj6
— Vladimir R. (@Vladerretro) June 25, 2021
A Separation. Asghar Farhadi is a legend. Wanna see him in hollywood working with some superstars.
— Lukeā (@wallflower073) June 26, 2021
A dragon arrives! pic.twitter.com/KZ8Et4Zlid
— Ilze VÄ«tola (@IlzeIlzeVi) June 25, 2021
Untimely (Pouya Eshtehardi, 2020) pic.twitter.com/4AJGrKv0kz
— āāā”āā āøāāāāā programmer @ Indy Film Fest (@fishcalled) June 25, 2021
Close-Up (1990). The idea of this film blows my mind. Abbas Kiarostami's highest peak of excellence and vision
— Lucas Pelle (@Lucas_Pelle) June 26, 2021
Children of heaven ā£ļø pic.twitter.com/mwYjcs1z3s
— Karen Patricia (@karenpaolajk) June 25, 2021
— winklesauce (@zciwomilk) June 25, 2021
Through the Olive Trees
Children of Heaven
Close-up
A separation
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night https://t.co/sKnHxko1yO— š (@coldegiri) June 26, 2021
https://t.co/R5GAE8rFM3 pic.twitter.com/0d0G1ZUQgl
— Jš„ (@jleiaholt) June 26, 2021
https://t.co/dNpSwx4AVM pic.twitter.com/qd7RD0sV4l
— ×× ×Ŗ×××Ø ×××Ŗ× (@spookaveli_) June 26, 2021
https://t.co/X43rGwYC0o pic.twitter.com/pNYq4cpoNT
— Gonzalo L.M. (@GonzalopezM) June 26, 2021
if you haven't seen Mohsen Makhmalbaf's A MOMENT OF INNOCENCE and SALAAM CINEMA my god are you in for a treat https://t.co/IY7dTmyRBL pic.twitter.com/U7PV7nnJrv
— Flavia Dima (@dima_flavia) June 26, 2021
The Koker trilogy is without a doubt my favorite one.
Where Is the Friendās House? (1987)
And Life Goes On (1992)
Through the Olive Trees (1994) https://t.co/Tg3Cgaip3V pic.twitter.com/HhXlR9GcOB— Fatmir (@fatmirjusufi) June 26, 2021
taste of cherry <3 https://t.co/ksv68q4rwM pic.twitter.com/73cUwLAHbK
— isabela (@kimochiwaarui) June 25, 2021
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