Directing
Abbas Kiarostami
- Titles
- 100movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1970 to 2019, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 49titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Where Is The Friend's House?91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.1average 5.4
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Wholesome4.7average 3.3
- Wonder4.2average 3.4
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
- Pathos5.7average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.2, average 4.9
- Violence1.6, average 4.2
- Scare0.6, average 2.6
- Crime1.9, average 3.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Iranian Cinema 13
- Social Commentary 6
- Social Realism 5
- Character Study 4
- Meta-Narrative 3
- Anthology Film 3
- Meta-Cinema 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Observational 2
- Philosophical Themes 2
- Minimalist Storytelling 2
- Coming-of-Age Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Mahmoud KalariActorThe Wind Will Carry Us, Tickets, Shirin, Persian Carpet, Men at Work- FFarhad SabaCinematographerThrough the Olive Trees, Where Is The Friend's House?, Homework, Willow and Wind, Safar
Ali Reza ZarrindastCinematographerClose-Up, The Chorus, The Report, Experience- FFirooz MalekzadehCinematographerThe Traveler, A Wedding Suit, Fellow Citizen, How to Make Use of Leisure Time: Painting
Theo AngelopoulosActorLumière & Company, To Each His Own Cinema, Kiarostami in Close up
Youssef ChahineActorLumière & Company, To Each His Own Cinema, Kiarostami in Close up- HHomayun PayvarCinematographerTaste of Cherry, Life, and Nothing More…, First Graders
Raymond DepardonDirectorLumière & Company, To Each His Own Cinema, Concerning Nice- HHossein JafarianCinematographerThrough the Olive Trees, Crimson Gold, Persian Carpet
Bahman KiarostamiEditorCertified Copy, Like Someone in Love, Persian Carpet
Adel YaraghiDirectorFinal Exam, Meeting Leila, Take Me Home
Jafar PanahiEditorCrimson Gold, The White Balloon, Persian Carpet
Movies and TV shows
76Upcoming
2 titles
as Abbas Kiarostami
Original Story
2020s
2 titles
Thanks
as voice
2010s
14 titles · average score 62
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2000s
26 titles · average score 67
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1990s
11 titles · average score 84
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1980s
7 titles · average score 69
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1970s
13 titles · average score 65
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1960s
1 title · average score 71
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