IRAN · 1996

46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France

Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian New Wave Iranian cinema Persian culture international film recognition art cinema cultural diplomacy
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The cinema of Iran (Persian: سینمای ایران), or of Persia, refers to the film industry in Iran. In particular, Iranian art films have garnered international recognition. Iranian films are usually written and spoken in the Persian language. Iran has been lauded as one of the best exporters of cinema in the 1990s. Some critics now rank Iran as the world's most important national cinema, artistically,

Year1996
CountryIran
DirectorAbbas Kiarostami
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France

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