Directory of World Cinema: Iran

Parviz Jahed is a freelance film critic, journalist, filmmaker, and lecturer in film studies, scriptwriting and directing. He is the author of a number of books and essays on Iranian cinema.

• Acknowledgements Introduction by the Editor Film of the Year: About EllyCinema and the Modern Idea: Interview with Jafar PanahRenowned DirectorsThe emergence of cinema in Iran – Behrouz TuraniFilm Farsi the mainstream cinema – Parviz Jahed The Forerunners of the New Wave Cinema in Iran – Parviz JahedThe New Wave Movement – Saeed AghighiPost-revolutionary Melodrama – Taraneh Dadar  The New Art Films – Adam BinghamThe Cinema of War – Hamid Reza Sadr  The Image of Children – Fereshteh ShakibIdentity and Cultural differences – Michelle Langford

'A fresh and intelligently pithy story of Iranian cinema'.