Iranian New Wave

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Iranian New Wave is a landmark film movement that emerged in Iran in the late 1960s, known for its poetic realism, social critique, and innovative narrative techniques that profoundly influenced world cinema.

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Iranian New Wave canonical 18
Iranian New Wave cinema 5
Iranian New Wave filmmakers 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Wave cinema movement
film movement
countryOfOrigin Iran
emergedInPeriod late 1960s
hasCharacteristic allegorical storytelling
child protagonists
focus on everyday life
humanist themes
innovative narrative techniques
location shooting
long takes
metacinematic elements
minimalist style
open-ended narratives
poetic realism
realist aesthetics
slow pacing
social critique
use of non-professional actors
use of symbolism
hasInfluenced art house cinema
festival cinema
world cinema
language Persian
movementStartApprox 1969
notableDirector Abbas Kiarostami
Ali Hatami
Amir Naderi
Bahram Beyzai
Dariush Mehrjui
Ebrahim Golestan
Forough Farrokhzad
Masoud Kimiai
Nasser Taghvai
Parviz Kimiavi
Sohrab Shahid Saless
notableWork Downpour
Qeysar
Still Life
The Brick and the Mirror
The Cow
The Experience
The House Is Black
linked to: The House is Black

The Report
The Traveler
recognizedFor blend of documentary and fiction techniques
influence on later Iranian directors
international film festival success
relatedTo French New Wave
Italian Neorealism
post-revolutionary Iranian cinema
subjectFocus children’s perspectives
class inequality
moral and ethical dilemmas
rural life in Iran
urbanization in Iran
women’s roles in Iranian society

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Iranian cinema period Iranian New Wave
Iranian cinema notableMovement Iranian New Wave
Abbas Kiarostami movement Iranian New Wave
Abbas Kiarostami influenced Iranian New Wave filmmakers
linked to: Iranian New Wave
Asghar Farhadi movement Iranian New Wave
Rakhshan Bani-Etemad movement Iranian New Wave
Taste of Cherry filmMovement Iranian New Wave
The Color of Paradise partOf Iranian New Wave tradition
linked to: Iranian New Wave
The Cow movement Iranian New Wave
Where Is the Friend's Home? movement Iranian New Wave
The Circle movement Iranian New Wave
Crimson Gold filmMovement Iranian New Wave
Gabbeh partOf Iranian New Wave cinema
linked to: Iranian New Wave
The White Balloon partOf Iranian New Wave cinema
linked to: Iranian New Wave
Jafar Panahi movement Iranian New Wave
Mohsen Makhmalbaf movement Iranian New Wave
Kianoush Ayari movement Iranian New Wave cinema
linked to: Iranian New Wave
Majid Majidi movement Iranian New Wave
Dariush Mehrjui movement Iranian New Wave
Dariush Mehrjui influenced Iranian New Wave filmmakers
linked to: Iranian New Wave
Ali Hatami movement Iranian New Wave cinema
linked to: Iranian New Wave
Mohammad Rasoulof movement Iranian New Wave
Behrouz Vossoughi participatedIn Iranian New Wave cinema
linked to: Iranian New Wave
Amir Naderi movement Iranian New Wave
Through the Olive Trees movement Iranian New Wave
The Pear Tree partOf Iranian New Wave tradition
linked to: Iranian New Wave