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It was released on 28 september 2011 in france, distributed by. Filmed in secret and smuggled out of iran, this is not a film is a testament to the endless struggle of the artist against a system devoted to suppressing him. Banned from travelling and making films in 2010, jafar panahi has managed to astonish us with his beautiful trilogy composed of this is not a film 2011. Banned iranian director jafar panahi takes to the streets of tehran for another playful yet profound musing on the intersection of life and art. It was released on 28 september 2011 in france, distributed by kanibal films distribution. Taxi takes viewers on a ride through irans oppressive. The movie this is not a film was made in march 2011 when panahi was under house arrest awaiting the results of his legal appeal of this conviction. On the surface it appeared overly simplistic at first glance but in reality it was truly damning.

By turns fascinating, frustrating, and courageous, this film, which is, regardless of its title, very much a film, should not be missed. A clip from iranian director jafar panahis black football comedy, offside. After the iranian filmmaker jafar panahi was convicted of subversion, part of his sentence included a 20year prohibition on writing or directing movies. He tells him that people outside, who celebrated around a blazing bonfire welcoming the new year, might see him. Jafar panahis troubling film, again made in secret in defiance of the state, is part allegory and part pirandellian fantasy published. Filmmakers are forever being complimented for taking risks. Director jafar panahi takes the wheel of a tehran cab in taxi, carrying passengers such as his reallife niece, hana saeidi, left, around irans capital city. As often as not, this means no more than casting judi dench against type. Panahi s heartwrenching video journal, often deemed to be magrittean, does not break the law that restricts him from making films the boy warns jafar panahi not to come any closer. The official trailer for this is not a film, by iranian filmmakers jafar panahi and mojtaba mirtahmasb, was released in australia on november. Hidden inside a birthday cake and smuggled out of the country, the 75minute effort, this is not a film, tells us all we need to know about the cruelty of the iranian dictatorship and the courage of film director jafar panahi. Hes jafar panahi, but this is not a film the new york. Taxi tehran dvd, bluray and download new wave films new.

This may not be the film that iranian directors jafar panahi and mojtaba mirtahmasb wanted to create but it is a film that needed to be made. The isolation of house arrest, film as a tool for political expression, and the serpentine nature of iranian cinema all arise in this thoughtful conversation about jafar panahi s documentary. Internationally acclaimed director jafar panahi this is not a film drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of tehran, picking up a diverse and yet. Iranian director jafar panahis three faces is a modest but profound, leisurely but urgent portrait of a country disguised as a meandering road movie. The son of famed iranian filmmaker jafar panahi, who was sentenced to six years in prison and banned from making movies or traveling abroad for 20. This is not a film, jafar panahi and mojtaba mirtahmasb u the. Jafar panahi s this is not a film is a miracle not only because its such a terrific movie but because it exists for us to see at all. Panahi, who was banned from writing or directing films. Hes jafar panahi, but this is not a film the new york times. In an understated manner the story unfolded quite organically. This is not a film is an iranian documentary film by jafar panahi and mojtaba mirtahmasb. Jafar panahi, one of the leading iranian filmmakers who has been banned from making movies, sits before a camera in this is not a film. Actually it is amazing that panahi managed to have a film made at all under these restrictive circumstances. Son of imprisoned iranian filmmaker jafar panahi says his.

The film was smuggled from iran to cannes on a flash drive hidden inside a birthday. Closed curtain director jafar panahi talks about making movies under house arrest. If this is not a film, im not really giving away any spoilers, but if you havent seen this and would prefer to watch it without knowing what to expect, please stop reading. Facing a 20year ban from filmmaking by the iranian government, acclaimed director jafar panahi makes the dangerous decision to document his daily life.