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Popular Iranian Cinema before the Revolution: Family and Nation in Filmfarsi - Iranian Studies
Pedram Partovi
This book sheds light on the prolific but little studied Iranian popular cinema of the 1960s and 70s. Critics generally dismiss such films, best known for their songs and melodramatic plots, as shallow, derivative entertainment. The sarcastic moniker filmfarsi (“Persian film”) was even employed to refer to the popular
234 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 12, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780367885403 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 234 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 450 g |
| Language | English |