This is the second part of a two-part conversation with Dr. Michelle Langford about her book Allegory in Iranian Cinema: The Aesthetics of Poetry and Resistance. In this episode, she delves into the progression of censorship in Iranian cinema, highlighting the distinction between allegory as a reaction to censorship versus its response to broader socio-political influences. She also discusses Iranian cinema’s recent shift away from allegory, and its relation to the Woman, Life, Freedom movement. 

Dr. Michelle Langford is an ​​Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of New South Wales Sydney. You can find her book here.