Italian Embassy in Iran praises Kiarostami works

The Italian Embassy in Iran has praised artworks by late prominent Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami.

The event launched a special photo exhibition, classical music performance and screening two documentaries about places that inspired Kiarostami.

Abbas Kiarostami was born on the first day of the Persian calendar month of Tir, which falls on Tuesday this year.

He is also known as a screenwriter, film editor, art director and producer as well as a poet, photographer, painter, and graphic designer.

Kiarostami won many awards, including the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 for his feature ‘Taste of Cherry’.

The globally renowned Iranian director died at the age of 76 in 2016. After his demise,  a good number of well-reputable film events paid tribute to the mega-director.  

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