Michael and Us: I Am Mohsen Makhmalbaf
CLOSE-UP (1990) meditates on class, identity, and the cinematic apparatus.
Jacobin Radio · Jacobin
March 1, 202354m 15s
Show Notes
Abbas Kiarostami's masterpiece CLOSE-UP (1990) used the true story of a poor man who impersonated a famous filmmaker to meditate on class, identity, and the cinematic apparatus. PLUS: the slow erosion of universal healthcare, and checking in on Fox News post-Trump.
Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.