Starting with her own memories of working as an actress on Abbas Kiarostami's Ten, filmmaker Roya Akbari proceeds to elicit other testimonies on the masters of Iranian cinema from three people who are themselves among the foremost Iranian directors: Rafi Pitts on Parviz Kimiavi; Amir Naderi on Sohrab Shahid Saless; and Bahram Bayzai on Arby Ovanessian. Bayzai also analyses Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor (1933) by Ovanes Ohanian, considered the first feature film made in Iran.
The Five Obstructions
Documentary
6.9
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Documentary
7.1
Vivien Leigh, autant en emporte le vent
Documentary
7.5
Blood of 1000 Virgins
Documentary
5.8
Großes Kino made in DDR
Documentary
3.2
Afro Promo
Documentary
0.0
Summer, City and a Camera
Documentary
0.0
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
Documentary
7.0
Rap & Revolution im Iran
Documentary, Music
0.0
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Documentary, TV Movie
6.0
Head Wind
Documentary
7.0
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Music, Documentary
7.1
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
Documentary, Comedy
7.8
Lost in La Mancha
Documentary
7.0
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Documentary, History, TV Movie
5.7
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Documentary
7.6
Godard Cinema
Documentary
6.4
QT8: The First Eight
Documentary
7.2
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Documentary, TV Movie
6.0
We Remember Marilyn
Documentary
7.0