Offers the first English language book on the films and the career of Iranian director Rakhshan Banietemad Devotes specific attention to Banietemad's long career in documentary filmmaking, which has been neglected in much of the scholarly works thus far Includes chapters by some of the most prominent scholars of Iranian cinema as well as younger scholars with fresh points of view Situates Banietemad among world auteurs while still looking at her works within the Iranian context Includes an in-depth interview with the director Rakhshan Banietemad is one of the first female film directors in Iran. This book, the first English language study of her films and career, Iranian director Rakhshan Banietemad contains chapters by some of the most prominent scholars of Iranian cinema, as well as younger scholars with fresh points of view. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, the book devotes special attention to Banietemad's understudied documentaries and films, including Under the Skin of the City (2000) and Tales (2014), while offering new perspectives on well-known works such as The Blue Veiled (1994) and The May Lady (1997). Focusing on questions of aesthetics and poetics, social realism, gender dynamics and the 'afterimages' and 'counter-memories' of revolution and war, the book also includes an in depth interview with Banietemad herself.

About the Author
Dr Maryam Ghorbankarimi is Lecturer in Film Practice at the University of Lancaster.

Reviews
"Aspects of Iranian cinema race, gender, class, social and artistic history have been blessed with generations of groundbreaking scholarship. Maryam Ghorbankarimi's edited volume brings together a collection of insightful essays on a seminal figure in Iranian cinema. With impeccable attention to details, full command of archival material, and inquisitive prose, these essays push the boundaries of the whole discipline of cinema studies to unprecedented levels. This book is a model of scholarship for the new generation of cinema studies. ? ?" -Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad, SOAS, author of The Politics of Iranian Cinema



Book Information
ISBN 9781474477628
Author Maryam Ghorbankarimi
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Edinburgh University Press
Publisher Edinburgh University Press