It is not difficult to use weighty words to signify the importance of Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016), the Iranian filmmaker who died yesterday in Paris where he was being treated for cancer. Grand master. A filmmaker who could be compared to Japanese icon Ozu. Someone who showed how, under a repressive regime, art can find its own way out. Golden Palm for Taste of Cherry (1997). Foreman of the Iranian new wave who cinematically put the country on the were...
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