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(2023). Fereydoun Rahnema’s Postmodernist Approach in Siavash in Persepolis. In Cinema Iranica. Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation https://cinema.iranicaonline.org/article/fereydoun-rahnemas-siavash-in-persepolis/
. "Fereydoun Rahnema’s Postmodernist Approach in Siavash in Persepolis." Cinema Iranica, Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation, 2023. https://cinema.iranicaonline.org/article/fereydoun-rahnemas-siavash-in-persepolis/
(2023). Fereydoun Rahnema’s Postmodernist Approach in Siavash in Persepolis. In Cinema Iranica. Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation. Available from: https://cinema.iranicaonline.org/article/fereydoun-rahnemas-siavash-in-persepolis/ [Accessed January 29, 2025].
. "Fereydoun Rahnema’s Postmodernist Approach in Siavash in Persepolis." In Cinema Iranica, (Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation, 2023) https://cinema.iranicaonline.org/article/fereydoun-rahnemas-siavash-in-persepolis/
Fereydoun Rahnama was one of the forerunners of New Wave cinema in Iran. He stood as a modernist filmmaker, channelling his intellectual and cultural convictions into his cinematic creations. In this article, the focal point is Rahnama’s debut feature film, Siavash dar Takht-e Jamshid (Siavash in Persepolis,1946). The film is about Siavash, a mythical and tragic figure in Iranian culture, and is characterised by its formalistic and post-modern approach, as well as its meta-cinematic perspective.