Representation of Space in Contemporary Iranian Cinema

Abstract

This article analyzes how Iranian filmmakers have depicted and used space. As shown through a range of examples from different directors, the spaces of films open windows into the lives of individuals and households, as well as the world of storytellers. Filmmakers analyze the private space of the home and the common spaces of collective living in courtyard housing and apartment buildings, but they also travel through the complex world of the city and investigate the thresholds and in-between spaces that are places of communication, ambiguity, and conflict.