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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Abbas Kiarostami</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/abbas-kiarostami/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Josephine Baker, Abbas Kiarostami, THE BAND&#039;S VISIT, THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS: Arabs &amp; Muslims on TCM</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/josephine-baker-abbas-kiarostami-the-battle-of-algiers/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/josephine-baker-abbas-kiarostami-the-battle-of-algiers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:20:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26801</guid> <description><![CDATA[Abbas Kiarostami's Close-Up CLOSE-UP Review Part I Something else worth noting is that although Close-Up was made almost two decades ago, there is an odd feeling one gets while watching Sabzian, for, albeit radically different in nature and demeanor, he looks very much like Iran’s current wacko president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Not that this was apparent at the time, when Sabzian had his moment in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/close-up-review-facets-dvd/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CLOSE-UP Review d: Abbas Kiarostami</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/close-up-abbas-kiarostami/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/close-up-abbas-kiarostami/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:29:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Schneider</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=26800</guid> <description><![CDATA[NEMA-YE NAZDIK / CLOSE-UP (1990) Direction and Screenplay: Abbas Kiarostami Cast: Hossain Sabzian, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami's Close-Up By Dan Schneider of Cosmoetica: Abbas Kiarostami is one of those &#34;name&#34; non-American directors who is looked to as a god. The low-budget Nema-ye Nazdik / Close-Up is the second Kiarostami effort I have seen and it is an excellent film. [Note: spoilers ahead] Close-Up [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/close-up-abbas-kiarostami/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Juliette Binoche vs. Gerard Depardieu: Round 2</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/juliette-binoche-vs-gerard-depardieu/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/juliette-binoche-vs-gerard-depardieu/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:04:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25098</guid> <description><![CDATA[William Shimell, Juliette Binoche in Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy &#34;Please can you explain to me what the secret of this actress is meant to be? I would really like to know why she has been so esteemed for so many years. She has nothing. Absolutely nothing!&#34; &#34;She is nothing. Compared with her, Isabelle Adjani is great even if she's totally nuts. Or Fanny Ardant – [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/juliette-binoche-vs-gerard-depardieu/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Juliette Binoche, Javier Bardem, Elio Germano Win Acting Awards: Cannes 2010</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/juliette-binoche-javier-bardem-elio-germano-cannes-2010/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/juliette-binoche-javier-bardem-elio-germano-cannes-2010/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 23:35:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24242</guid> <description><![CDATA[Juliette Binoche, William Shimell in Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy &#34;The fact that a filmmaker has been imprisoned is itself intolerable. If the Iranian government continues to refuse to release Jafar, then we need explanations. Jafar Panahi was inclined to make his films under clandestine, illegal circumstances, but that's not his responsibility alone. The responsibility is that of the authorities who prevent him from carrying out [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/juliette-binoche-abbas-kiarostami-certified-copy-jafar-panahi/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Berlin 2005: Out of Competition Line-Up</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/berlin-2005-out-of-competition-line-up/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/berlin-2005-out-of-competition-line-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2005 12:26:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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