Conversations with Mohsen Makhmalbaf by Hamid Dabashi (Hardcover First Edition)
Published by Seagull, 2010
Hardcover
First Edition
188 pages
8x6 inches
Near Fine condition. Comes in removable protective Brodart mylar cover.
The three lengthy conversations collected here, between the great Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and leading Iranian film critic and scholar Hamid Dabashi, traverse the filmmaker’s experiences as a young radical, his critical stance regarding the current Islamic regime, and his fascination with films—both as product and as process. In this in-depth view of one of the most significant Middle Eastern filmmakers of our time, Makhmalbaf reflects on the relationship between cinema and violence, tolerance, and social change, as well as the political and artistic importance of the autonomy of the filmmaker.
Published by Seagull, 2010
Hardcover
First Edition
188 pages
8x6 inches
Near Fine condition. Comes in removable protective Brodart mylar cover.
The three lengthy conversations collected here, between the great Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and leading Iranian film critic and scholar Hamid Dabashi, traverse the filmmaker’s experiences as a young radical, his critical stance regarding the current Islamic regime, and his fascination with films—both as product and as process. In this in-depth view of one of the most significant Middle Eastern filmmakers of our time, Makhmalbaf reflects on the relationship between cinema and violence, tolerance, and social change, as well as the political and artistic importance of the autonomy of the filmmaker.
Published by Seagull, 2010
Hardcover
First Edition
188 pages
8x6 inches
Near Fine condition. Comes in removable protective Brodart mylar cover.
The three lengthy conversations collected here, between the great Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and leading Iranian film critic and scholar Hamid Dabashi, traverse the filmmaker’s experiences as a young radical, his critical stance regarding the current Islamic regime, and his fascination with films—both as product and as process. In this in-depth view of one of the most significant Middle Eastern filmmakers of our time, Makhmalbaf reflects on the relationship between cinema and violence, tolerance, and social change, as well as the political and artistic importance of the autonomy of the filmmaker.
