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In Reply to: RE: Your point is Iran's filmmakers live in such a repressive culture that they deserve greater recognition posted by Jazz Inmate on January 10, 2011 at 16:33:56

...with your comment that Persian filmmakers "pale" as a group in comparison to any other group of filmmakers, Mexican or otherwise.
You may prefer another school of movie making, but you do the Iranian directors a grave disservice by dismissing them so cavalierly.
My point was that these films by Iranian directors are outstanding movies on their own merits. Being oppressed doesn't make soone a good filmmaker. But sometimes, when every inch of film counts, and it is so difficult to create any work of art, oppression can be a catalyst to even greater expression - the passion becomes distilled - more intense, nothing wasted. I was pointing out the irony.
So what Iranian films have you seen besides the recent Perepolis HAVE you seen to be able to make such a blanket dismissal as you did above?
What is "many"?
As I also said, I can understand matters of different taste and style preferences - Kiarostami is not a fast paced director - but I can't respect your position when you show that much disrespect for an acknowledged master.

Edits: 01/10/11

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We'll have to agree to disagree then - Jazz Inmate 21:15:03 01/10/11 (1)
I saw Taste of Cherry. I really don't see what all the critical acclaim is about. It was good, but not that good.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
- Then it's not your cuppa... - Harmonia 16:32:45 01/11/11 (0)
  ...and that's OK. As I said, Kiarostami's is not a style that everyone can embrace. The narrative is elliptical, and the sotires are not based on "plot". You have to come to it at his pace. But the vast majority of film critics and scholars consider him one of the greatest living directors...so please don't dismiss because you don't like or don't get.
  
  I would suggest, since you're wtiring about film, that some day some way you try a couple of the other films from different directors discussed above.
  
  Please, just don't dismiss Iranian cinema, especially in reviews. There's a big difference between an oevre not being your cuppa and something just not being very good.
  
  Pace

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