Movies
Abbas Kiarostami, the Iranian writer-director whose “Taste of Cherry” won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1997, died Monday in Paris at 76, according to the Associated Press.
July 4, 2016
“The Wind Will Carry Us,” “Taste of Cherry” and the Koker Trilogy will screen at the Aero Theatre.
Aug. 8, 2019
The films that Abbas Kiarostami carries inside
Feb. 9, 2013
Entertainment & Arts
SoCal movie events & revivals, Aug. 4-11
Aug. 4, 2019
A Second Look: Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘Close-Up’
June 9, 2010
Abbas Kiarostami returns to narrative form with ‘Certified Copy’
March 13, 2011
LACMA pays tribute to the Iranian social-realist writer-director, showing a series of his modern classics and shorts through October.
Oct. 8, 2007
Abbas Kiarostami’s humanist films are winning praise and finding audiences worldwide. But he’s not too popular with his own government.
Aug. 11, 1996
An influential Iranian filmmaker has died. How the art world gets “Brexit” all wrong.
July 5, 2016
‘Ten,’ a strong offering from writer-director Abbas Kiarostami that explores the role of women in modern Iran, nourishes the mind.
April 25, 2003