A Season for Cinema: Visual insight in Iran; Cinema, Light, Truth 1998
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A Season for Cinema: Visual insight in Iran; Cinema, Light, Truth
Part 10 of the 14-part documentary series which discovers cultural roots and aesthetics of modern Iranian films and the relationship between different Persian art forms and Iranian Cinema.
Part 10 of the 14-part documentary series which discovers cultural roots and aesthetics of modern Iranian films and the relationship between different Persian art forms and Iranian Cinema.
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Mar 06, 1998 (Iran, Islamic Republic Of)
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Persian
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Iran, Islamic Republic Of
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