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“Kiarostami represents the highest level of artistry in the cinema.” — Martin Scorsese

“The films of Abbas Kiarostami are extraordinary. Words cannot describe my feelings about them and I simply advise you to see his films.” — Akira Kurosawa

“I’m more convinced than ever that he’s one of the giants of contemporary world cinema.” — Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

“Kiarostami le Magnifique … One of the great directors in the world.” — Cahiers du Cinéma

“The important thing is how the story is told—it should be poetic, and it should be possible to see it in different ways.” — Abbas Kiarostami

Revered by a wide range of filmmakers including Chris Marker, Akira Kurosawa and Martin Scorsese, Kiarostami is one of the most critically acclaimed and influential filmmakers of the past four decades. His poetic body of work is characterized by an unusual mixture of thematic and formal simplicity and complexity that encourages the audience to be active in the construction of meaning and constantly question the line between fact and fiction.

Curated by James Quandt, Senior Programmer, TIFF Cinematheque, The Wind Will Carry Us: The Films of Abbas Kiarostami is a comprehensive retrospective showcasing 19 features and 14 short films between February 25 to April 3, 2016.

Please visit TIFF The Wind Will Carry Us Press Release for more info on the films and screening times.