Ershadi, Homayoun

The kite runner by Marc Forster ( Visual )
23 editions published between 2007 and 2013 in English and German and held by 2,766 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after twenty years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban's iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right

Taste of cherry Taʹm e guilass by Abbas Kiarostami ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in Persian and No Linguistic content and held by 911 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mr. Badii, ceaselessly driving through the red-brown hills around Tehran in search of assistance in his suicide, receives from each of the men he asks for help a viewpoint on life. Following the film is a ten-minute interview with Abbas Kiarostami

Agora by Alejandro Amenábar ( Visual )
8 editions published in 2010 in English and Spanish and held by 817 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set at the end of the 4th century, a young slave in ancient Egypt must choose between joining the Christianity movement, which will give him freedom, and Hypatia, the woman he loves, who is his master and an atheist

The pear tree ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in Persian and held by 77 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The film opens in a dark and drab contemporary setting but comes alive with light and color when Mahmoud remembers his childhood from the late 1940s, a time of respite for Iran before the political crises of the 1950s

Ta'm e guilass by Abbas Kiarostami ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 46 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 on Ten is an extraordinary cinema masterclass that proffers ten fascinating lessons on filmmaking by one of the world's most influential directors. With a single camera fixed inside a car, Kiraostami drives across the hills surrounding Tehran - the setting for 'Taste of cherry' - and imparts a series of fascinating insights into his method of filmmaking. Illustrated with clips from 'Taste of cherry', 'ABC Africa', and 'Ten.'

Taʹm e guilass A taste of cherry ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1999 in Persian and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mr. Badii, ceaselessly driving through the red-brown hills around Tehran in search of assistance in his suicide, receives a different viewpoint on life from each of the men he asks to help him. Following the film is an interview with Abbas Kiarostami, in which he discusses issues of censorship in Iran and his views on filmmaking in general

Taste of cherry Ta'm e guilass ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1999 in Persian and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mr. Badii, ceaselessly driving through the red-brown hills around Tehran in search of assistance in his suicide, receives from each of the men he asks for help a viewpoint on life. Following the film is a ten-minute interview with Abbas Kiarostami

The kite runner Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul by Marc Forster ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2008 in English and French and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Afghanistan, 1978. Fils unique d'un riche entrepreneur, Amir, 12 ans, gagne un combat annuel de cerfs-volants avec l'aide de son fidèle ami Hassan, le fils du domestique. Le même jour, un menaçant jeune du quartier viole ce dernier, qu'il méprise en raison de son origine ethnique. Amir, qui assiste de loin à la scène, n'a pas le courage d'intervenir. Rongé par la culpabilité, il tient désormais son ami à distance et va jusqu'à provoquer son renvoi de la maison. Un an plus tard, lorsque l'armée soviétique envahit l'Afghanistan, Amir et son père se réfugient aux États-Unis. Les années passent. En 2000, Amir, devenu écrivain, se voit forcé de retourner dans son pays natal pour sauver le fils d'Hassan, envoyé dans un orphelinat délabré depuis la mort de ses parents des mains des talibans

Le goût de la cerise by Abbas Kiarostami ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1997 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 23 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Un homme désespéré propose de l'argent en échange d'un étrange service ... Les réponses à sa quête sont autant de rencontres différentes ... Hypnotique, simple et complexe, et splendide ... Infos DVD : DVD-9 / 1.66:1 / 16/9 / Dolby Digital 2.0 / LG : Far / S-T : Fre / Commentaire audio, making of, bande-annonce. ; Prêt et consultation ; 56,00 Euros TTC

Cometas en el cielo by Marc Forster ( Visual )
8 editions published between 2008 and 2013 in Spanish and English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cuando jóvenes , AMir y Hassan eran amigos inseparables, hasta que un fatal acontecimiento los separa. Años después, Amir se embarca en una peligrosa búsqueda para reparar los errores del pasado -y rescatarse a si mismo de maneras inesperadas- mostrando un gran coraje y devoción hacia su amigo