Art as Resistance
History and the Individual
in Jafar Panahi’s 3 Faces
JAFARPANAHI’SLATESTWORKISCHARACTERISED
BYEQUIVOCATIONANDENIGMA,THEFAMEDIRANIAN
DIRECTOREMPLOYINGSUCHTECHNIQUESTOCIR
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3 FACESNONETHELESSMANAGESTOPUTFORWARD
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DIEGETIC SIGNIFICANCE, WRITESDAVID HESLIN.58 • Metro Magazine 201 | © ATOM