Sociological Explanation of the Advancements in Iranian Artistic Cinema after the
Islamic Revolution (with Emphasis on the Two Decades: 1980s -1990s)
Hamid Sanatjoo
PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
E-mail: h.sanatjoo@gmail.com

Mehdi Adibi
Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
E-mail: m.adibi@ltr.ui.ac.ir

Doi:10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n13p659

Abstract

Artistic Cinema is a social phenomenon that emerges under certain conditions in any society and could be explained and analyzed by other social factors. This article benefits from a sociological approach to deal with the post- revolutionary advancements of Iranian artistic Cinema regarding the cinematic knowledge products. Existing evidence and documents

reveals significant difference in amount and quality of artistic cinema products before and after revolutionary. The difference is a considerable growth in these products during 1980s and 1990s and remarkable international success for Iranian artistic cinema as well. Therefore, by changing the social conditions of knowledge in post-revolutionary Iran, the volume and diversity of cinematic knowledge has been increased and the context of the artistic cinema has been changed. Artistic Cinema is a phenomenon dependent on specific audiences, aesthetic filmmakers, and most importantly, the social conditions that make its manifestation possible.

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy
Vol 4 No 13, November 2013

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