Zeydabadi-Nejad, Saeed.

The politics of Iranian cinema : film and society in the Islamic Republic / Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2010. - x, 190 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Iranian studies ; 6 . - Iranian studies (London, England) ; 6. .

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--School of Oriental and African Studies, 2006.

Filmography: p. [182]-184. Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-181) and index.

Introduction -- State control of Iranian cinema : the shifting 'red lines' -- 'Social films' -- 'Women's films' -- Transnational circulation and national perceptions : art films in the Iranian context -- Conclusion.

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Motion pictures--Social aspects--Iran.
Motion pictures--Political aspects--Iran.
Motion picture industry--Government policy--Iran.

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