Views on Iranian New Wave

Two essays were reviewed , one was Iranian Cinema:Before the Revolution by: Shahin Parhami and the other The Iranian New Wave by: Anjula Razdan. Shahin Parhami talks about the History of Iranian New Wave, and Anjula Razdan talks about her perception. Iranian Cinema came about the 1900's when the first photographer recorded images of life on celluloid. The Shah of Iran ordered Akkas Bashi( photographer Bashi) to purchase all equipment for recording and displaying motion picture in his court. Images of the Shah in Belgium were taken and known to be the first ethnographic footage taken in the history of Iranian Cinema. Reza Shahs superficial depiction of civilization and modernity brought many western values to Iranian Society.The new cultural, political and economic environment from mid-sixties to late seventies created a unique national cinema that had roots in Iranian perspectives of art, literature and culture. With all the films made by famous directors this genre was looked as the Golden Age.