Abbas Kiarostami filmography explained

Abbas Kiarostami was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer and film producer whose filmmaking career spanned more than 40 years.

Films

Year English title Original title LengthNotes
The Bread and AlleyNān o Kūcheh10 minutesShort (debut) featuring a school boy facing an aggressive dog
BreaktimeZang-e Tafrih11 minutesShort
The ExperienceTajrobeh60 minutes
The TravelerMosafer70 minutesRealism and complexity versus simplicity
So Can IMan ham Mitounam3 minutesShort
Two Solutions for One ProblemDo Rahehal Baraye yek Masaleh4 minutesShort
ColorsRang-ha15 minutesShort
A Wedding SuitLebasi Baraye Arossi57 minutesThemes of teenage conflict
How to Make Use of Leisure Time: PaintingAz Oghat-e Faraghat-e Khod Chegouneh Estefadeh Konim: naghashi7 minutes Short
The ReportGozaresh112 minutesKiarostami's first full-length film, featuring Academy Award-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo.
Tribute to the TeachersBozorgdasht-e Moalemha20 minutes Short
SolutionRah-e Hal11 minutes 55Short
First Case, Second CaseGhazieh-e Shekl-e Aval, Ghazieh-e Shekl-e Dovom53 minutes
ToothacheDandan Dard26 minutesShort
Orderly or DisorderlyBe Tartib Ya Bedun-e Tartib15 minutesShort
The ChorusHamsarayan17 minutesShort
Fellow CitizenHamshahri52 minutes
First GradersAvaliha84 minutes
Where Is My Friend's House?Khane-ye doust kodjast?83 minutes
The KeyKelid85 minutesScreenwriter and editor only
HomeworkMashgh-e Shab86 minutes
Close-upNema-ye Nazdik100 minutesIn the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, it was voted by critics onto "The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time" list.
Life, and Nothing More...Zendegi va digar hich95 minutes
Journey to the Land
of the Traveller
Safari be Diare Mosafer
Through the Olive TreesZire darakhatan zeyton103 minutesLast in the Koker trilogy set around the Tehran earthquake
The JourneySafar84 minutesScreenwriter only. Directed by Ali-Reza Raisian
The White BalloonBadkonake sefid85 minutes
A propos de Nice, la suiteSegment Reperages, codirected with Parviz Kimiavi
Lumiere and CompanySegment Dinner for One
The Birth of LightShort
Taste of CherryTa'm-e gilass95 minutesStarring Homayon Ershadi. Won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival
The Wind Will Carry UsBād mā rā khāhad bord118 minutesGolden Lion nomination at Venice
Willow and WindScreenwriter only.
ABC Africa84 minutes
TenDah89 minutesTaped using a dashboard video camera
Made $105,656 on US release
The Deserted StationStory only
Crimson GoldTalaye SorkhScreenwriter only. Directed by Jafar Panahi
FivePanj74 minutes
Ten Minutes OlderNot included in or
10 on Ten88 minutesDocumentary
Tickets109 minutesMiddle section. Directed with Ken Loach and Ermanno Olmi
The Roads of Kiarostami32 minutesDocumentary short
2006 Rug6 minutesShort
Kojast jaye residanDocumentary short
To Each His Own Cinema100 minutesSegment Where Is My Romeo?
Shirin90 minutes
Certified CopyCopie conforme106 minutesJuliette Binoche won the Best Actress Award at Cannes.
No8 minutesShort
Like Someone in Loveライク・サムワン・イン・ラブ109 minutesJapanese film starring Rin Takanashi.
2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded1 minuteUntitled segment, which gives tribute to the Lumière brothers' L'Arroseur Arrosé
2016 Take Me Home16 minutesShort
2017 24 Frames114 minutesPosthumously released

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