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The Iranian cinema
The Iranian cinema continues to impress the world by being real and precise. The Iranian film makers concentrate on real life problems; they disregard the luxurious, flashy effects that most leading film makers use. They tend to focus on serious cases presented artistically. The Iranian film makers had their ups and downs with this industry that was affected severely by politics. The first film for the Iranians was in 1900 and was done only for the royals and the rest of the population, did not have the pleasure to enjoy the novel industry until 1904. On that year, particularly in Tehran the first public sreening had the chance to appear at the back of an antique shop. A year after, the first cinema theatre was opened and the decorations were closer to the mosque style.
Mohammed Al Shah was fond of arts and cinema so in his days many cinema theatres were established. A few years after, he lost his power and all theatres were destroyed. In the 1920's and 1930's, the film indstury flourished, acting and performance schools were opened and a few silent comedies were made.
World War II took place and again Iranian cinema stopped till the war ended and film makers had to start from scratch to reach the technological changes that occured. They preferred to imitate the west by making low budget melodramas and comedies, which lasted more than 25 years. The boom was first introduced by Siamak Yasami, who was the first to present a real life moral. The film called "Ganje-e-Qarun" emphasized the analogy between the rich and poor, in terms of wealth and morals. The film gained almost a million dollars, which was a sign that the audience had a profound image and needed a change. Based on this tremendous success more cinema theatres and more high quality films were made. In addition, new film makers took the chance to build their future and now they are considered to be the pioneers of the real Iranian cinema, like Darjush Mehrjui.
In 1979, the Islamic revolution took place and deteriorated the film industry thinking that is a moral corruption. Film makers suffered to regain the cinema again and after they successed, government set rules and regulations, which are very difficult to follow; however, that made them more creative to present what they have in their minds within these circumstances.
End of part I
Part II-More about the modern cinema in Iran
The Iranian cinema
The Iranian cinema continues to impress the world by being real and precise. The Iranian film makers concentrate on real life problems; they disregard the luxurious, flashy effects that most leading film makers use. They tend to focus on serious cases presented artistically. The Iranian film makers had their ups and downs with this industry that was affected severely by politics. The first film for the Iranians was in 1900 and was done only for the royals and the rest of the population, did not have the pleasure to enjoy the novel industry until 1904. On that year, particularly in Tehran the first public sreening had the chance to appear at the back of an antique shop. A year after, the first cinema theatre was opened and the decorations were closer to the mosque style.
Mohammed Al Shah was fond of arts and cinema so in his days many cinema theatres were established. A few years after, he lost his power and all theatres were destroyed. In the 1920's and 1930's, the film indstury flourished, acting and performance schools were opened and a few silent comedies were made.
World War II took place and again Iranian cinema stopped till the war ended and film makers had to start from scratch to reach the technological changes that occured. They preferred to imitate the west by making low budget melodramas and comedies, which lasted more than 25 years. The boom was first introduced by Siamak Yasami, who was the first to present a real life moral. The film called "Ganje-e-Qarun" emphasized the analogy between the rich and poor, in terms of wealth and morals. The film gained almost a million dollars, which was a sign that the audience had a profound image and needed a change. Based on this tremendous success more cinema theatres and more high quality films were made. In addition, new film makers took the chance to build their future and now they are considered to be the pioneers of the real Iranian cinema, like Darjush Mehrjui.
In 1979, the Islamic revolution took place and deteriorated the film industry thinking that is a moral corruption. Film makers suffered to regain the cinema again and after they successed, government set rules and regulations, which are very difficult to follow; however, that made them more creative to present what they have in their minds within these circumstances.
End of part I
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