From Iran, A Parable Of Faith Lost (And Found)
npr / Neda Ulaby
21-Apr-2009

All Things Considered, April 21, 2009 · Although Iran boasts a hundred years of filmmaking history — not to mention some of world cinema's greatest directorial names — Majid Majidi is the only Iranian filmmaker ever nominated for an Oscar. (Cinephiles howled when his enchanting Children of Heaven lost to Roberto Benigni's mawkish Life Is Beautiful in 1997.)

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...Majidi's newest film, Song of Sparrows, is much like his earlier U.S. successes, Children of Heaven and The Color of Paradise. Accessible and sentimental, it's a family story making great use of adorable children and nonprofessional actors....

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