Sunday, February 26, 2012
Oscar special: Asghar Farhadi's recipe for cinema ? A Separation
Post revolution, there came a phase in Iran when cinema was feared dead. Films were banned en masse, movie halls were shut, filmmakers — portrayed as evil-doers — were forced to flee.Then Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, the country’s Supreme Leader, quite serendipitously caught Dariush Mehrjui’s Gaav (The Cow) — a film set in rural Iran — on television and decided to ease the noose. Filmmakers could once again do their jobs as long as they adhered to the tight code set by the ministry
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