THEME EXPLORATION

Persian culture

37 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Glowing Autumn
Glowing Autumn
1978 · Masaki Kobayashi
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great
1968 · Phil Karlson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Letter from Michelangelo
Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto
The Moment
The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Amazonas, Amazonas
Amazonas, Amazonas
1966 · Glauber Rocha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films profoundly explore Iranian rural life, philosophy, and humanistic values deeply rooted in Persian culture and aesthetics.

 Asghar Farhadi Iran

He examines contemporary Persian society through intimate family narratives that reflect traditional values, morality, and cultural tensions in modern Iran.

 Majid Majidi Iran

His works celebrate Persian spirituality, childhood innocence, and the poetic beauty of Iranian landscapes while addressing social realities of Persian culture.