Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career as a filmmaker at the age of 30. Since then he has made many movies and has become one of the most important figures in contemporary Iranian film. He is also a major figure in the arts world, and has had numerous gallery exhibitions of his photography, short films and poetry. He is an iconic figure for what he has done, and he has achieved it all by believing in the arts and the creativity of his mind. —World Cinema Foundation
Stefan is right. But not only aspiring filmmakers should watch this. Every aspiring artist and every appreciator of art should watch this. The pursuit of truth is the essence of art and it's time to recognise that digital video is bringing the art of film closer to truth than it ever has been. Instead of mourning a non-existent golden age, we should be celebrating this new age of unfettered truth. Fuck 3D.
