Abbas Kiarostami
Film Director • 1969–present • 1 work
Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016) directed over 40 films, including the Palme d'Or winner *Taste of Cherry*. Known for poetic dialogue and blurring fiction with reality, he filmed globally and innovatively.
- Born
- June 21, 1940 in Tehran, Iran
- Died
- July 3, 2016
- Frequent Collaborators
- Katsumi Yanagijima
- Known for
- Where Is The Friend's House? (1987), Taste of Cherry (1997), Close-Up (1990), Through the Olive Trees (1994), The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)