Michael and Us: I Am Mohsen Makhmalbaf March 1, 2023

from Jacobin Radio· ·

Abbas Kiarostami's masterpiece CLOSE-UP (1990) used the true story of a poor man who impersonated a famous filmmaker to meditate on class, identity, and the cinematic apparatus. PLUS: the slow erosion of universal healthcare, and checking in on Fox News post-Trump. Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.



Abbas Kiarostami's masterpiece CLOSE-UP (1990) used the true story of a poor man who impersonated a famous filmmaker to meditate on class, identity, and the cinematic apparatus. PLUS: the slow erosion of universal healthcare, and checking in on Fox News post-Trump.

Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.