Abbas Kiarostami

Director

1940-06-22 – 2016-07-04

Abbas Kiarostami was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including shorts and documentaries

Quotes by Abbas Kiarostami

When you look at nature, you see a hidden mystery that gives a special flavor to the photograph.
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When you look at nature, you see a hidden mystery that gives a special flavor to the photograph.
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In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you.
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Digital photography is, by definition, unfinished. You don't feel that after every 24 or 36 shots you have to change your film - you know you can go on for ever if you want. You can see the result immediately, and find out if your original idea is worth going on with or not, whether it can be corrected, whether it can be improved.
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Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.' That's not valid for people who want to think and reflect.
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I prefer the countryside to cities. This is also true of my films: I have made more films in rural societies, and villages, than in towns.
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If you are a businessman or a politician in Iran, you can get a visa as quickly as you ask for it.
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To me, AIDS is an international epidemic and every country can be affected by it. Therefore, it can be discussed on an international level. Unfortunately, AIDS doesn't require a visa.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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I spend a lot of time doing carpentry. Sometimes there is nothing that gives me the contentment that sawing a piece of wood does.
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I think Woody Allen is Woody Allen, and no matter where he goes he still makes his Woody Allen films.
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The world is my workshop. It is not my home.
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