The poetics of Iranian cinema
Subtitle: aesthetics, modernity and film after the revolution
By: Khatereh Sheibani
Series: ILIS : -- 33; International library of Iranian studies -- 33.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781848857414
Subjects: Motion pictures; History; Aesthetics; Motion pictures and literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-216) and index.

Includes filmography.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Islamic Revolution and aesthetic evolution; title: Cinema art: a poetic interpretation; title: Kiarostami and the aesthetics of Ghazal; title: Kiarostami and modern Persian poetry; title: Modernity and identity in a cinematic perspective; title: Mirroring the past, envisioning the future; title: Bayzai and the conventions of visual arts; title: Conclusion: responding to the Cry of the Simurgh.