Original Title: Conversations with Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Written by: Dr.Hamid Dabashi
Subject: The three lengthy conversations collected here, between Makhmalbaf and leading Iranian film critic and scholar Hamid Dabashi, traverse the filmmaker’s experiences and fascination with films — both as product and as process. In this in-depth view of one of the most significant Middle Eastern filmmakers of our time, Makhmalbaf reflects on the relationship between cinema and violence, tolerance, and social change, as well as the political and artistic importance of the autonomy of the filmmaker.
Language: English
Hardcover: 188 pages
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.8 x 8.1 inches
Publisher: Seagull Books (March 15, 2010)
ISBN-10: 1906497354
ISBN-13: 978-1906497354