Download or read book Iranian Cinema and Philosophy written by Farhang Erfani and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-01-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In film studies, Iranian films are kept at a distance, as 'other,' different, and exotic. In reponse, this book takes these films as philosophically relevant and innovative. Each chapter of this book is devoted to analyzing a single film, and each chapter focuses on one philosopher and one particular aesthetic question.