Again thumbing his nose at the regime that has banned him, the courageous iranian director makes his latest film in a car. May 04, 2012 the title of this is not a film is itself a bitter joke on the illogic of totalitarian thinking. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. The film premiered in competition at the 65th berlin international film festival where it won the golden bear and the fipresci prize. The credits describe it as an effort by jafar panahi and mojtaba mirtahmasb, and it has been designed to explore just what someone in panahi s position can do with a camera that would not strictly constitute making a film. In 1994, he was the assistant director on abbas kiarostamis through the oli ve trees, and the following year he released his debut directorial effort, the white balloon, which.
If this is not a film, im not really giving away any spoilers, but if you havent seen this and would prefer to watch it without knowing what to expect, please stop reading. But even before he was arrested in 2010, charged with making antiislamic propaganda and forbidden to leave iran, he. Director jafar panahi is a smiling and eversunny cab driver in his most accessible nonfilm yet. Actually it is amazing that panahi managed to have a film made at all under these restrictive circumstances.
Director jafar panahi, the crew and extras, and the cast is surprised by her reaction. In 3 faces, panahi makes that dynamic his subject when iranian movie star behnaz jafari receives a video of one of her fans committing suicide, allegedly. Jafar panahis this is not a film jafar panahi is in danger of being reduced to a cause. In this film, which was shot secretly on an iphone by panahis close friend mojtaba mirtahmasb and smuggled into france on a usb stick concealed inside a cake for a last.
Panahis heartwrenching video journal, often deemed to be magrittean, does not break the law that restricts him from making films the boy warns jafar panahi not to come any closer. Arrested in 2010 on nebulous charges that he was engaged in making a propaganda film attacking the. Jafar panahi is a man who one likes to think they could relate to and often does. Jafar panahi born 11 july 1960 is an iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the iranian new wave film movement.
Taxi 2015 director, screenplay, editor, himself, producer. This is not a film exploration of jafar panahis documentary. Arrested in 2010 on nebulous charges that he was engaged in. In this film, which was shot secretly on an iphone by panahi s close friend mojtaba mirtahmasb and smuggled into france on a usb stick concealed inside a cake for a last. Panahis films realistically depict humanity and its. The movie this is not a film was made in march 2011 when panahi was under house arrest awaiting the results of his legal appeal of this conviction. Jafar panahi was banned from directing or editing and still got a. Jan 22, 2019 if this is not a film, im not really giving away any spoilers, but if you havent seen this and would prefer to watch it without knowing what to expect, please stop reading. Nov 16, 20 jafar panahi by making this is not a film gave me a whole new perception of iran as well as documentary filmmaking. Jafar panahi s this is not a film jafar panahi is in danger of being reduced to a cause.
But unlike this is not a film and closed curtain, panahis new movie, which received the top prize at the berlin festival, exudes an outwardlooking generosity. This is not a film is an iranian documentary film by jafar panahi and mojtaba mirtahmasb. In both this is not a film and taxi, he explores artistic identity through a discourse of fanaticism. Hes jafar panahi, but this is not a film the new york. By depicting a day in his life, panahi and mojtaba mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary iranian cinema. Despite the films crew attempts to maintain mina mohammad khani in the film, she refuses and drops the film. It was released on 28 september 2011 in france, distributed by kanibal films distribution. Panahi, who was banned from writing or directing films. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow iranian filmmaker abbas kiarostami, panahi achieved international recognition with his feature film. Jafar panahi doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. Taxi takes viewers on a ride through irans oppressive. Then this truculent fellow criticizes panahis driving and sense of direction. Not that the movie which takes the form of a video diary, depicting with an appealing good humour the frustrating constraints imposed on panahis creativity and daily existence is in any way difficult to follow. May, 2018 jafar panahi was banned from filmmaking by the iranian government, but the decree only led him to make movies in a different kind of way.
From a mugger asking for tougher laws on capital punishment against petty. Oct 15, 2015 jafar panahi cant be stopped from making movies. In 2010, panahi was banned from making films and travelling for 20 years, so his niece hana saeidi, who. After the iranian filmmaker jafar panahi was convicted of subversion, part of his sentence included a 20year prohibition on writing or directing movies. For iranian director jafar panahi, officially banned by his country from making films and traveling for at least the next decade, necessity and courage have been the mothers of his cinematic invention. Had jafar panahi not already used the title the mirror in 1997, he could have applied it to any of the four features hes made this decade. Jafar panahis taxi 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The title of this is not a film is itself a bitter joke on the illogic of totalitarian thinking. Renowned iranian director jafar panahi received a 6year prison sentence and a 20year ban from filmmaking and conducting interviews with foreign press due to his open support for the opposition party in irans 2009 election.
In 1994, he was the assistant director on abbas kiarostamis through the oli ve trees, and the following year he released his debut directorial effort, the white balloon, which was scripted by kiarostami. Panahi, who had supported the defeated green movement candidate, mirhossein mousavi, was arrested shortly afterwards when he attended a cemetery gathering to mourn the death of neda agha. The film is well described by its title, itss name encompasses the irony of the project. Hes always been a socially conscious filmmaker and. Jafar panahi, iranian director whose films were critical depictions of iranian society, and they often ran afoul of the countrys government. This is not a film 2011 directed by jafar panahi, mojtaba. Hes jafar panahi, but this is not a film the new york times. Particularly, through the fleeting relationships between an artist and his fans. Oct 02, 2015 director jafar panahi is a smiling and eversunny cab driver in his most accessible nonfilm yet.
Oct, 2015 the iranian director jafar panahi, who is under house arrest and has been banned from filmmaking since 2010 on the grounds of political dissent, starts taxi, his clandestinely produced film. Oct 09, 2018 although he is banned from travel outside his home country, and banned from filmmaking period, iranian director jafar panahi continues to persevere, crafting movies that make their way to internati. The iranian director appears as himself in all four. Theres a playfulness in the way panahi tries to act out the scenes he.
Although the video documents of panahis life developed into a film, the conventions of making it were far from ordinary in relation to the history of filmmaking. Apr 18, 2019 had jafar panahi not already used the title the mirror in 1997, he could have applied it to any of the four features hes made this decade. Irans jafar panahi on continuing to work despite filmmaking. Iranian director jafar panahi, banned from making movies for 20 years, still manages to make notfilms that say more than most real films. In 2010, the acclaimed iranian director was sentenced by his government to six years in prison along with a 20year ban on moviemaking. Jafar panahis taxi is a ride across teheran or a portion of it as the filmmaker gets a wide array of people getting into his car, hiring his not very good services which he compensates by rarely collecting his fare. Jailed director jafar panahis agonising nonfilm heaps shame on the iranian government, writes peter bradshaw. The official trailer for this is not a film, by iranian filmmakers jafar panahi and mojtaba mirtahmasb, was released in australia on november. Jafar panahis this is not a film is a miraclenot only because its such a terrific movie but because it exists for us to see at all.
Panahis notable movies included the white balloon, the circle, taxi, and 3 faces. On one level, this is a film about panahi driving a taxi which may not sound like much, but feels like an act of civil disobedience when you consider the fact that his last two, this is not a. Jafar panahi was banned from filmmaking by the iranian government, but the decree only led him to make movies in a different kind of way. This is not a film was smuggled out of iran inside a birthday cake. Jafar panahis taxi is not a masterpiece, but it is a highly recommended film that works both in its most reflective aspect and if you only want to have a fun time. Jafar panahis films include through the olive trees, this is not a film, the white balloon, the circle. In 2015, he was awarded the golden bear at the berlin international film festival, the prize awarded to the best film at the festival. He picks up the camera and shoots what he sees and thinks and feels.
Although he is banned from travel outside his home country, and banned from filmmaking period, iranian director jafar panahi continues to persevere, crafting movies that. Jafar panahi s taxi is not a masterpiece, but it is a highly recommended film that works both in its most reflective aspect and if you only want to have a fun time. Mar 22, 2012 if one accepts irans ruling that jafar panahi is no longer a filmmaker, then it follows that his latest release is an orphan, unnamed and unclassifiable. Jafar panahi was born in 1960 and began making his own amateur films as a teenager. If one accepts irans ruling that jafar panahi is no longer a filmmaker, then it follows that his latest release is an orphan, unnamed and unclassifiable. This is not a film 2012, directed by jafar panahi and. The mirror jafar panahi 1997 jafar panahi was born in 1960 and began making his own amateur films as a teenager. Jafar panahi born 11 july 1960 is an iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the iranian new wave film. Starting with the metadocumentary this is not a film. Its been months since jafar panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. Under different circumstances panahi has forged sharp, fullhearted parables and critiques of life in his country, such as the 2003 crime drama crimson gold and the 2006 antiofficial. Jun 30, 2016 jafar panahis taxi is a ride across teheran or a portion of it as the filmmaker gets a wide array of people getting into his car, hiring his not very good services which he compensates by rarely collecting his fare. Jafar panahi, born july 11, 1960, mianeh, iran, iranian director whose films were critical depictions of iranian society as a teenager, panahi studied film at the institute for the intellectual development of children and young adults in tehran, where he first met.
This is not a film is an incredible work of existential art by iranian filmmaker jafar panahi. The acclaimed iranian director jafar panahi has been banned by the state from all filmmaking. The stakes against panahi are high, but he seems keenly aware of the absurdity of it all, more bemused than frightened by his circumstances. In 3 faces, iranian director jafar panahi turns the camera. This is not a film jafar panahi and mojtaba mirtahmasb 2011.
The background story concerns the distinguished iranian filmmaker jafar panahis arrest and confinement by the iranian authorities following the widely disputed 2009 iranian presidential election. See more ideas about jafar panahi, jafar and golden bear. He tells him that people outside, who celebrated around a blazing bonfire welcoming the new year, might see him. If you feel like heading out, check out other movies in theaters. This is not a film is a practical joke as much as it is a movie, and while it possesses a deadly serious undercurrent, whats most surprising is how witty the finished product is. Jafar panahi was banned from directing or editing and still got a movie out. For a film that had to be smuggled into cannes inside a cake, jafar panahis banned this is not a film wryly referred to in the end credits as. On the road in iran and off it, too in this pleasurably intelligent movie, jafar panahi explores the divide between fiction and documentary, past and present. It was released on 28 september 2011 in france, distributed by. Apr 18, 2020 panahis heartwrenching video journal, often deemed to be magrittean, does not break the law that restricts him from making films the boy warns jafar panahi not to come any closer.
Courtesy of kino lorber hide caption toggle caption. This is not a film 2011 jafar panahi, mojtaba mirtahmasb. Riding rings around irans censors in jafar panahis taxi. The film was smuggled from iran to cannes on a flash drive hidden inside a birthday cake. Feb 29, 2012 jafar panahi cleverly does and does not address this issue in a new project called this is not a film aka in film nist. Right away the movie gets into the issues as it were, with one passenger loudly declaiming that hubcap thieves ought to be hanged not as a matter of consistent policy but as a deterrent, insurance that those contemplating such crimes get the message. Jafar panahi is an iranian director of the wonderful the white balloon and offside whos currently serving six years in prison and a 20year ban on filmmaking for making a movie the nations ministry of film didnt approve of. This is not a film jafar panahi and mojtaba mirtahmasb.