The New Iranian Cinema: Politics, Representation and Identity

by Richard Tapper (Editor)

Iranian cinema is today widely recognized not merely as a distinctive national cinema, but as one of the most innovative in the world. This international stature both fascinates Western observers and appears paradoxical in line with perceptions of Iran as anti-modern. The largely Iranian contributors to this book look in depth at how Iranian cinema became a true "world cinema." From a range of perspectives, they explore cinema’s development in post Revolution Iran and its place in Iranian culture.

Genres: Film, Nonfiction

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Richard Lionel Tapper is a professor emeritus of the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. He is a social anthropologist who did ethnographic field research in Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey. His publications have focussed on pastoral nomadism, relations between ethnic and tribal minorities and the state, the anthropological study of Islam, the anthropology of food, Iranian cinema, and Iranian religious politics.

Reviews

[Goda]

This book is a very good start for those who want to know a little bit more about the Iranian cinema. There you can find the political, cultural context of those movies. Especially interesting article is written by the most famous Iranian cinema expert Hamid Naficy. On the other hand, the book was published in 2002, so the writers are very much optimistic because Khatami was the president. They were hoping for the better future for Iranian cinema than it is now.