Open AccessThe Iranian Cinema of the 20th Century (1900-1980)
Author(s) -
Ahmad Mirakhorli
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
vestnik vgik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2713-2471
pISSN - 2074-0832
DOI - 10.17816/vgik3299-108
Subject(s) - movie theater , character (mathematics) , national cinema , art , history , art history , literature , geometry , mathematics
In the first decade of the 20th century Iran saw the advent of cinema, a new art form which has had its ups and downs. But the real break-through in Iranian cinema reflecting the national character and the country's rich culture occurred only in the 1970s with the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers.