Like Someone in Love

Masterfully beguiling, Like Someone in Love is a little gem of a film that explores how relationships and roles change depending on the needs, circumstances and desires of the people involved. Much like Abbas Kiarostami’s previous effort, Certified Copy, his new film has its characters pretending to be people they’re not and in the process, relationships deepen and evolve....  read more

Certified Copy

In the tradition of Journey to Italy and Before Sunrise, Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy consists almost entirely of two people talking with each other.  read more

Salute Your Shorts: "Close-Up Long Shot"

Occasionally a film can be so changed by other works that it can't be viewed without their context...  read more

Abbas Kiarostami

After World War II, Italy’s infrastructure was in such ruins that its filmmakers adopted an entirely new approach to their work...  read more