Joan Copjec, “The Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami: A Rope Trick”

A talk by Joan Copjec on the cinema of Abbas Kiarostami. Join us on Tuesday, December 16 at 7pm for a talk by Joan Copjec titled “The Cinema of Abbas Kiarostami: A Rope Trick.” Produced under the strict rules of the Iranian modesty system, Abbas Kiarostami's films broke through national and historical barriers. They are now regarded as among the finest in the history of cinema. How did this happen? The short answer is that Kiarostami mastered the art of the lie. The long answer will take us through considerations of the act of veiling, the nature of the image, and questions of shame and sexuality—all of which rely on some form of flim flam. Joan Copjec is a professor of Modern Culture & Media and Middle East Studies at Brown. Copjec is a long-term editor of October ; cofounder and editor of Umbr(a) ; as well as editor of the book series S , from Verso Books. Her latest book, Cloud: Between Paris and Tehran , was published last spring by MIT Press. For more information, contact program@e-flux.com . Accessibility – Two flights of stairs lead up to the building’s front entrance at 172 Classon Avenue. – For elevator access, please RSVP to program@e-flux.com . The building has a freight elevator which leads into the e-flux office space. Entrance to the elevator is nearest to 180 Classon Ave (a garage door). We have a ramp for the steps within the space. – e-flux has an ADA-compliant bathroom. There are no steps between the Screening Room and this bathroom.

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