Siahnamayi

Siáhnamá'í (Persian: سیاه‌نمایی‎, lit. 'portraying like black') is a term in the cinema of Iran to describe films allegedly presenting a dark image of Iran, and frequently used by the conservatives to denounce them.[1]

Definition

Some Iranian critics, most notably Massoud Farasati, believe that films portraying "a gloomy and dark image of social conditions under the Islamic Republic, or an exotic and primitive image of Iranians in rural settings" only seek to win awards in the Western film festivals. Some Iranian diaspora and government officials also hold such a reading. Not all Iranian critics, however, agree on this point. Houshang Golmakani is among critics who do not maintain this idea.[2]

Examples

Many notable filmmakers in Iran are accused of having such an agenda, like Asghar Farhadi and Jafar Panahi.[3] Panahi has answered the accusations in Taxi (2015), saying “There are realities they don’t want shown... They don’t want to show it, but they do it themselves”.[4][5]

References
  1. Peter Decherney, Blake Atwood (2014). Iranian Cinema in a Global Context: Policy, Politics, and Form. Routledge Advances in Film Studies. 32. Routledge. pp. 171–173. ISBN 978-1317675204.
  2. Shahab Esfandiary (2012). Iranian Cinema and Globalization: National, Transnational, and Islamic Dimensions. Intellect Books. p. 73–74. ISBN 978-1-84150-470-4.
  3. Alipour, Zahra (3 October 2016). "Celebrated abroad, Oscar-winning Iranian director comes under fire at home". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. Brody, Richard (13 October 2015). "Jafar Panahi's Remarkable "Taxi"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  5. 10 Great Directors Who Were Banned In Their Home Countries - Taste of Cinema
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