Which is your favorite Iranian movies?

To get the carpet right in time for the festival a dedicated team must weave a carpet which would have normally taken 3 months in just 20 days. It’s an aesthetically beautiful film and tells you a lot about Persian carpets along with the process in which they are made.

15 Here without me (2011)
This movie is a free adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie. The story is about a small family in which the mother is trying hard to find a husband for her crippled daughter.

The brother hates his job and wants to become a poet. Everything changes once he brings his friend home and apparently the right suitor is found for his sister…

I could go on forever but I thought 15 would be a good number to finish off my list of Iranian movies. I’ve given a few options in every theme so you’re free to do your further research and find the one fit for you.

I’d personally suggestion avoiding dubbed movies and looking for those with an English subtitle instead. They just sound so much more real and I’m not really a big fan of how Iranian movies are dubbed.

I really enjoyed it, great list of movies chosen with such precision. I myself should start to watch some of them as an iranian

That’s great! glad you enjoyed it.

I decided to study Farsi by audio disc, which motivated me to watch Iranian movies with English subs,

A Brazilian friend of mine once told me that if you were to say that you’re into Iranian movies in Brazil

you would be considered intellectual and open-minded! Whether that’s completely true or not doesn’t concern me,

I have enjoyed and been greatly impressed by the few I have watched; Tehran Taxi, The Separation, All about Elly,

but the fact is that Iranian cinema has become a lot bolder in the international scene lately and a lot of people are getting into it.

The Salesman, Offside, The thought came to me that if our Western politicians would sit down and watch these ( and other) Iranian movies they might be less inclined to speak of sanctions and pre-emptive strikes.

Movies are a great and fun way to understand a culture. However many Iranian directors have been criticized by the Iranian public to exclusively portray the dark side of Iran

How amazing that you’re learning Farsi. I totally agree. Anything like books and movies could change a person’s perspective.

Many Iranians believe that the only films that would make it to international festivals are those depicting poverty and all sorts of economic and social problems in Iran.

However, the case of Western politicians is indeed a lot more complicated.

Maman’s guest 2004

I find the problem with my ancient brain, is that by the time I get to the end of one Farsi CD’s lesson and begin the next CD; CD one’s lessons are beginning to fade , never mind we press on. Hope you have a great day. don

If you want to get an idea of what Iranian hospitality is all about then this movie is a must.

I absolutely love the ending and the whole process is such a delight to watch. The story is about an Iranian mum who’s having unexpected guests

I totally understand. It takes a lot more effort to learn a new language as you get older.

My mum’s going through the same in learning French.

About Elly (2009)

Great list of movies, chosen with such precision