Illuminationist cinema

‘Sacred Defence cinema’ is the official title given to Iranian pro-establishment war films concerning mainly the Iran-Iraq War [1980-1988]. The most prominent figure of this filmmaking movement who both made films and wrote about them was the documentary filmmaker, Morteza Avini [1947-1993]. In his...

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Main Author: Kaveh Abbasian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University College Cork 2023-08-01
Series:Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media
Online Access:https://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue25/HTML/ArticleAbbasian.html