Iranian cinema and banned music

Authors

  • Kelen Pessuto USP

Keywords:

Islam, Iranian Cinema, Music, Censorship, Images

Abstract

This article analyzes two Iranian films about banned music: No one knows about Persian Cats (Kasi Az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareth, 2009), by Bahman Ghobadi and Is not an illusion (Na Yek Tavahom, 2009), by Torang Abedian. To understand the importance of these films for the Iranian cinematography, it is necessary to comprehend how the censorship works in the country related both to cinema and music, due to the fact that the laws of the country have Islam as foundation and religion permeates the life and the behavior of its inhabitants.

Author Biography

Kelen Pessuto, USP

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Published

2013-06-30

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2013): Islã e Antropologia

Section

Seção Temática

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