The Thousand-faced Salesman: Revisiting Willy Loman in Tehran

The Iranian New Wave: Poetic Neorealist Cinema

“…Through The Olive Trees expresses the young generation's respect and desire for knowledge. As well as the attitude towards life that requires equal pursuit of happiness, and the persistence and cherishing of life after major disasters [4] .…”

“…He poetically interprets human social behavior with humanity beyond good and evil [4] . His stories are intricate and thrilling, creating a unique narrative aesthetic.…”

“…The cinema "Where Is the Friend's Home?" is to use the camera to record the reality in a simple way, to record people's daily life, and these living conditions are precisely what people do not pay attention to and pay attention to [4] . The cinema begins with more than a minute of empty footage, the classroom door is closed, and the noisy voices of children on the other side are heard [13] .…”

“…The successful detonation of this new wave of movies is also due to the cultural accumulation in the early stage of the society. The cinema talents who returned from overseas studies have injected fresh blood into Iranian movies [4] . The Tehran Academy of Dramatic Arts is also a product of this period, nurturing many cinema talents in the second wave of new cinema [1] .…”

“…Cinemas and TV stations cooperate in screening, and select outstanding works created by students to participate in various international cinema festivals [14] . For example, the 2000 cinema "A Time for Drunken Horses", which was well-known in the Iranian local and international cinema circles, was directed by Bahman Ghobadi, a graduate of the Youth cinema Association [4] . Based on local culture, new Iranian cinemas pursue authenticity and simplicity, and have gained a place in the international cinema scene with their unique style characteristics [13] .…”