'Iranian cinema continues to twist, turn, and fascinate. It now looks like a mighty river upon which every new generation of critics and scholars casts a new look. Shiva Rahbaran's Iranian Cinema Uncensored is an indispensable new addition to an already rich and diversified body of literature on Iranian cinema. Thorough, probing, insightful, and fresh in her interpretative prowess, Shiva ... Read moreRahbaran does not just update our understanding of Iranian cinema since the 1979 Revolution. Through her provocative interviews with some leading filmmakers, she actually occasions a complete reassessment of what we have known about Iranian cinema: A beautiful read and full of joyous insights.' - Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature, Columbia University; 'An informative book on the post-revolutionary Iranian cinema and its development. Rahbaran provides engaging conversations with major figures in Iranian cinema such as Kiarostami, Bayzaie, Panahi, Banietemad, Mehrjui, Farmanara and Majidi. Reflecting on their own work and the condition of filmmaking in Iran, they cover several issues including the commercial cinema, the New Wave, the role of government and semi-government institutions and policy makers in shaping the contemporary cinema, the portrayal of women in film, and censorship.' - Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa, Professor, Cinema Art + Science, Columbia College, Chicago Show Less