Even more Kiarostami and Iranian cinema. Seems UK goes gaga over him.

“Poetry is in Iran’s bloodstream. Even illiterate villagers quote the writings of Khayaam, Ha’fez and Sadi, in everyday conversations. The pioneering filmmakers do so as much as anyone. This is crucial, this is what makes them seem like magicians today.” – Mark Cousins

Read the interview with Marjaneh Satrapi in today’s Star.

“In your life you have to experience things; you have to see things. What is the interest of life if you’re always scared and you don’t see anyone and don’t go anywhere?” Says Marjaneh Satrapi about security fears.

Sarah is hitting the ACC in 10 days.

“When you look up Afterglow in the dictionary, it is defined as ‘the glow or light that remains once the sun is gone’. You’re used to this bright, shiny beautiful glow but the moment the sun disappears, all of a sudden you have to readjust everything. It’s a very transitional moment. A lot of these songs are about transition…the turning over of the rock, what’s underneath, the murky, shadowy uncertainty where everything looks very different.”- Sarah McLachlan

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