Washington Post Express The centerpiece of the Iranian Film Festival is a month-long retrospective of the work of director Abbas Kiarostami.

Washington Post Express The festival looks forward with the new film from Asghar Farhadi and back with a retrospective of the work of Abbas Kiarostami.

The Economist In a suffocating political environment intent on micromanaging people's lives—how they love, what they watch (Kiarostami's films were censored in Iran), what they listen to, whom they worship—Kiarostami said repeatedly "I have no advice for anyon Read more ... e on how to live"

NPR Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami stepped onto the world stage in 1990 with "Close-Up," a film that was praised by the likes of Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino. He died Monday in Paris at 76 years old.

The New Yorker The Iranian director was one of the most original and influential directors in the history of cinema.

Slate.com Pay attention, Kiarostami was forever saying. You never know what might matter.

CNN Kiarostami worked on more than 40 films -- many winning international awards -- over a career that spanned almost five decades.

CNN International Kiarostami worked on more than 40 films -- many winning international awards -- over a career that spanned almost five decades.

Los Angeles Times Entertainment Abbas Kiarostami, the Iranian writer-director whose “Taste of Cherry” won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1997, has died. He was 76.

Entertainment Weekly Rest in peace, Abbas Kiarostami.