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Added by Kenji on 31 Jul 2014 03:15
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Essential Iranian Films

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The House is Black
People who added this item 152 Average listal rating (75 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 7.8
The House is Black (1963)
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The Brick and the Mirror
People who added this item 13 Average listal rating (10 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.6
The Brick and the Mirror
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The Night It Rained
People who added this item 10 Average listal rating (7 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Night It Rained
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The Cow (1969)
People who added this item 68 Average listal rating (31 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.9
The Cow (1969) (1969)
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Gheisar
People who added this item 8 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.8
Gheisar (1969)
Postchi
People who added this item 1 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 6.9
Postchi
Mogholha
People who added this item 3 Average listal rating (2 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.4
Mogholha (1973)
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A Simple Event (1973)
People who added this item 7 Average listal rating (5 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.3
A Simple Event (1973) (1975)
Shazdeh Ehtejab
People who added this item 1 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 6 IMDB Rating 6.9
Shazdeh Ehtejab (1974)
Still Life (1974)
People who added this item 13 Average listal rating (9 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.7
Still Life (1974) (1974)
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The Deer (1976)
People who added this item 7 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 0
The Deer (1976)
Sayehaye bolande bad
People who added this item 2 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 5 IMDB Rating 7.3
Sayehaye bolande bad (1979)
Davandeh
People who added this item 10 Average listal rating (7 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.8
Davandeh (1986)
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Where Is the Friend's Home?
People who added this item 181 Average listal rating (95 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 8.1
Where Is the Friend's Home? (1987)
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Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989)
People who added this item 32 Average listal rating (8 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 8
Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989) (1989)
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The Cyclist
People who added this item 46 Average listal rating (15 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Cyclist (1989)
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Close-Up
People who added this item 305 Average listal rating (166 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.2
Close-Up (1990)
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Life and Nothing More (And Life Goes On)
People who added this item 90 Average listal rating (46 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.9
Life and Nothing More (And Life Goes On) (1992)
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Narges
People who added this item 2 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 6 IMDB Rating 6.6
Narges (1992)
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
People who added this item 10 Average listal rating (6 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.5
Once Upon a Time, Cinema (1992)
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Through the Olive Trees
People who added this item 169 Average listal rating (74 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.7
Through the Olive Trees (1994)
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A Moment of Innocence (1996)
People who added this item 83 Average listal rating (36 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.8
A Moment of Innocence (1996) (1996)
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The White Balloon (1995)
People who added this item 128 Average listal rating (60 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.6
The White Balloon (1995)
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Gabbeh (1996)
People who added this item 85 Average listal rating (36 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 6.9
Gabbeh (1996)
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Taste of Cherry (1997)
People who added this item 369 Average listal rating (193 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.8
Taste of Cherry (1997)
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The Mirror
People who added this item 43 Average listal rating (22 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.5
The Mirror
Leila (1997)
People who added this item 16 Average listal rating (9 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 7.5
Leila (1997)
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Children of Heaven
People who added this item 288 Average listal rating (154 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.2
Children of Heaven (1997)
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The Apple
People who added this item 62 Average listal rating (31 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.2
The Apple (1998)
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The Silence (1998)
People who added this item 26 Average listal rating (15 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7
The Silence (1998) (1998)
Divorce Iranian Style (1998)
People who added this item 10 Average listal rating (6 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 0
Divorce Iranian Style (1998)
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The Color of Paradise (1999)
People who added this item 111 Average listal rating (57 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 8.2
The Color of Paradise (1999) (1999)
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The Wind Will Carry Us
People who added this item 128 Average listal rating (69 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
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The Circle
People who added this item 74 Average listal rating (39 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Circle (2000)
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Blackboards
People who added this item 37 Average listal rating (21 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 6.9
Blackboards (2000)
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The Day I Became a Woman
People who added this item 30 Average listal rating (12 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7.3
The Day I Became a Woman (2000)
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Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
People who added this item 2 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 6 IMDB Rating 6.8
Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine (2000)
A Time for Drunken Horses
People who added this item 53 Average listal rating (28 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.7
A Time for Drunken Horses
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Secret Ballot
People who added this item 14 Average listal rating (10 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 6.6
Secret Ballot (2001)
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Under the Skin of the City
People who added this item 7 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 6.5 IMDB Rating 7.2
Under the Skin of the City (2001)
Baran
People who added this item 72 Average listal rating (36 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.8
Baran (2001)
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Ten
People who added this item 111 Average listal rating (52 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.4
Ten (2002)
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Turbulent
People who added this item 1 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.9
Turbulent (2002)
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Crimson Gold (2003)
People who added this item 83 Average listal rating (34 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.5
Crimson Gold (2003) (2012)
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At Five in the Afternoon
People who added this item 43 Average listal rating (27 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 6.9
At Five in the Afternoon (2003)
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Five Dedicated to Ozu
People who added this item 22 Average listal rating (7 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 6.6
Five Dedicated to Ozu (2004)
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Turtles Can Fly
People who added this item 161 Average listal rating (96 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8
Turtles Can Fly (2004)
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Afsaid
People who added this item 79 Average listal rating (48 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.3
Afsaid
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The Willow Tree (2005)
People who added this item 35 Average listal rating (14 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Willow Tree (2005) (2005)
Fireworks Wednesday
People who added this item 46 Average listal rating (26 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.7
Fireworks Wednesday
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My favourites:

Gabbeh
Life and Nothing More
The White Balloon
Brick and Mirror
The House is Black
Bashu the Little Stranger
The Wind will Carry Us
The Night it Rained
Fireworks Wednesday
The Mongols
Through the Olive Trees
The Day I Became a Woman
Offside
Women without Men


A high percentage of notable Iranian films have been by women- putting Hollywood to shame!

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