Iranian cinema and globalization : national, transnational and Islamic dimensions / Shahab Esfandiary

Annotation Despite critical acclaim and a recent surge of popularity with Western audiences, Iranian cinema has been the subject of lamentably few academic studiesand those have by and large been limited to the films and filmmakers most visible on the international film circuit. Iranian Cinema and Globalizationseeks to broaden readers exposure to other dimensions of Iranian cinema, including the works of the many prolific filmmakers whose films have received little outside attention despite being widely popular within Iran. Combining theories of globalization and national cinema with in-depth, interdisciplinary analyses of individual films, this volume expands the current literature on Iranian cinema with insights into the social, and religious political contexts involved.

Includes bibliographical references